Alireza Soleimani
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| Born | 2 February 1956 Tehran, Iran[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 May 2014 (aged 58) Tehran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling, varzesh-e bastani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National finals | Pahlevan of Iran (6): 1358, 1361, 1362, 1364, 1365, 1369 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alireza Soleimani Karbalaei (Persian: علیرضا سلیمانی کربلایی, 2 February 1956 – 21 May 2014) was an Iranian heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He was the first Iranian to win the world superheavyweight title, which he achieved in 1989. He served as the flag bearer for Iran at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he placed sixth.[1][2]
Besides freestyle wrestling, Soleimani was a champion in varzesh-e bastani and won the Pahlevan of Iran title and armband in pahlevani traditional wrestling six times.[1]
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- ^ a b c Ali Reza Soleimani
- ^ Soleimani Karbalayee, Ali Reza (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
1970–1982: +100 kg • 1986–1998: 130 kg • 2002–2010: 120 kg • 2014–present: 125 kg | |
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