Sabah Shariati
Shariati in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | صباح شریعتی |
| Full name | Sabah Saleh Shariati |
| Nationality | Iranian/Azerbaijan |
| Born | 1 January 1989 Sanandaj, Iran |
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 130 kg (287 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Style | Greco-Roman |
Sabah Saleh Shariati (Persian: صباح شریعتی, Azerbaijani: Sabah Saleh oğlu Şəriəti; born 1 January 1989 in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran) is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He won bronze in the 2016 Rio Olympics,[2] losing in the 130 kg event to eventual silver medalist and 4 time world champion Riza Kayaalp of Turkey.
He competed in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3]
He lost his bronze medal match in the 130 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4][5]
He was given a hero send off by Amin Mirzazadeh of Iran after losing his bronze medal bout in 2024 Paris Olympics.
Career in Iran
He won an Iranian national youth medal in 2005 freestyle competitions. Representing Iran, in 2009 he won the 120 kg Greco Roman gold medal in Baku's international tournament.[6]
References
- ^ "International Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "SHARIATI Sabah". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "SHARIATI Sabah Saleh". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
- ^ "حراج:ایران قهرمانان خود را ارزان می فروشد - شریعتی مدال برنز گرفت اما نه برای سرزمین مادری". 16 August 2016.
External links
- Sabah Saleh Shariati at United World Wrestling
- Sabah Saleh Shariati at the International Wrestling Database
- Sabah Saleh Shariati at Olympics.com
- Sabah Shariati at Olympics.com
- Sabah Şəriəti at Olympic.az (in Azerbaijani)
- Sabah Şəriəti at Olympedia
- Sabah Şəriəti at InterSportStats
- Sabah Shariati on Instagram