Mohammad Hadi Saravi

Mohammad Hadi Saravi
	Saravi after winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics games
Personal information
Native name	محمدهادی ساروی
Full name	Mohammadhadi Saravi Darkolaei
Nickname	Volcano
Nationality	Iranian
Born	6 January 1998 (age 26); Amol, Mazandaran, Iran
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
Website	Official Instagram Profile
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	Iran Mall; Fouladin Zob Amol
Coached by	Hassan Hosseinzadeh; Ghasem Rezaei; Mohammad Bana; Hassan Rangraz
Medal record
Representing Iran
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
World Championships
Asian Games
Asian Championships
Individual World Cup
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Grand Prix
World U23 Championship
Asian U23 Championship
World Junior Championship
Asian Junior Championship

Mohammad Hadi Saravi Darkolaei (Persian: محمدهادی ساروی دارکلایی; born 6 January 1998) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 97 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.^[1] He also won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[2] In 2020, he won the gold medal in his event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.^[3] He also won the gold medal in the 97 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.^[4]

Career

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the Asian U23 Wrestling Championship held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.^[5] In the same year, he also competed in the men's 97 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.^[6] At the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, Hungary, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event.^[7]^[8] Saravi beating his Hungarian competitor in the Oslo 2021 Greco-Roman World Match in final to win the team's first gold medal.

He won the bronze medal in the 97 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[9] In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.^[10]^[11]

He defeated Arvi Savolainen of Finland in his bronze medal match in the 97 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[2]^[12]

He won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[13] He won the gold medal in the 97 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.^[14] He defeated Li Yiming of China in his gold medal match.^[14]

Saravi entered his second Olympic competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He won consecutive matches against Joe Rau (American), Uzur Dzhuzupbekov (Kyrgyzstan), Mohamed Gabr (Egyptian), the made it to the finals of the competition. He defeated Artur Aleksanyan 4-1 in the final match of the 97kg and won the gold medal.^[15] This was the first gold medal of the Iranian team in the 2024 Olympics.^[16]^[17]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2020	Individual World Cup	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2020	Asian Championships	New Delhi, India	1st	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2021	Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2021	World Championships	Oslo, Norway	1st	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2022	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2023	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	1st	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2024	Asian Championships	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	1st	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2024	Summer Olympics	Paris, France	1st	Greco-Roman 97 kg

Under 23

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2019	World U23 Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2019	Asian U23 Championships	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	1st	Greco-Roman 87 kg

Grand Prix

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2019	Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2019	Grand Prix of V. Balavadze and G. Kartozia	Tbilis, Georgia	1st	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2021	Poland Open	Warsaw, Poland	1st	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2022	Poland Open	Warsaw, Poland	1st	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2023	Ibrahim Moustafa	Alexandria, Egypt	1st	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2023	Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	1st	Greco-Roman 97 kg
2024	Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial	Budapest, Hungary	1st	Greco-Roman 97 kg

References

^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ Iran wrestler Saravi wins gold in 2024 Olympic Games
^ "2019 Asian U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ Etchells, Daniel (3 November 2019). "Iran add third Greco-Roman gold medal to tally on last day of UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ Rowbottom, Mike (13 June 2021). "Hosts win two golds on final night of UWW Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ Palmer, Dan (3 August 2021). "Trio of world champions add Olympic gold on second night of wrestling finals at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
^ Iran wrestler Saravi wins gold in 2024 Olympic Games
^ Iran snatches first gold medal in Paris Olympics

External links

Mohammad Hadi Saravi at the International Wrestling Database
Mohammad Hadi Saravi at Olympics.com
Mohammad Hadi Saravi at Olympedia

[uww_results_book_world_wrestling_championships_2021-1] "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[wrestling_results_book_summer_olympics_2020-2] "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[asian_wrestling_championships_2020-3] "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

[4] Iran wrestler Saravi wins gold in 2024 Olympic Games

[uww_asian_u23_wrestling_championship_2019-5] "2019 Asian U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[uww_world_wrestling_championships_2019-6] "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[iran_add_third_gr_gold_u23_world_2019-7] Etchells, Daniel (3 November 2019). "Iran add third Greco-Roman gold medal to tally on last day of UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[results_book_world_u23_championships_2019-8] "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[uww_individual_world_cup_results_book_2020-9] "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[hosts_win_two_golds_uww_poland_open_2021-10] Rowbottom, Mike (13 June 2021). "Hosts win two golds on final night of UWW Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[uww_poland_open_results_book_2021-11] "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[trio_of_world_champions_add_olympic_gold_on_second_night_of_wrestling_finals_tokyo_2020_2021-12] Palmer, Dan (3 August 2021). "Trio of world champions add Olympic gold on second night of wrestling finals at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[results_book_world_wrestling_championships_2022-13] "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[wrestling_asian_games_results_book_2022-14] "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[wrestling_results_book_summer_olympics_2024-15] "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

[16] Iran wrestler Saravi wins gold in 2024 Olympic Games

[17] Iran snatches first gold medal in Paris Olympics

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v t e Olympic medalists for Iran
1900 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Gold medalists	Emam-Ali Habibi Gholamreza Takhti Mohammad Nassiri Abdollah Movahed Rasoul Khadem Hossein Tavakkoli Hossein Rezazadeh (2 titles) Alireza Dabir Hadi Saei (2 titles) Saeid Mohammadpour Hamid Sourian Omid Norouzi Navab Nassirshalal Ghasem Rezaei Behdad Salimi Komeil Ghasemi Kianoush Rostami Sohrab Moradi Hassan Yazdani Javad Foroughi Mohammad Reza Geraei Sajjad Ganjzadeh Mohammad Hadi Saravi Saeid Esmaeili Arian Salimi
Silver medalists	Gholamreza Takhti (2 titles) Nasser Givehchi Mahmoud Namjoo Mehdi Yaghoubi Mohammad Ali Khojastehpour Parviz Jalayer Mohammad Nassiri Rahim Aliabadi Mansour Barzegar Askari Mohammadian (2 titles) Abbas Jadidi Alireza Rezaei Masoud Mostafa-Jokar Kianoush Rostami Sajjad Anoushiravani Ehsan Haddadi Mohammad Bagheri Motamed Sadegh Goudarzi Komeil Ghasemi Ali Davoudi Hassan Yazdani (2 titles) Alireza Mohmadi Nahid Kiani Mehran Barkhordari Amir Hossein Zare Rahman Amouzad
Bronze medalists	Jafar Salmasi Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Abdollah Mojtabavi Tofigh Jahanbakht Ali Mirzaei Mahmoud Namjoo Mohammad Paziraei Ebrahim Seifpour Esmaeil Elmkhah Ali Akbar Heidari Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran Aboutaleb Talebi Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi Ebrahim Javadi Mohammad Nassiri Amir Reza Khadem (2 titles) Rasoul Khadem Hadi Saei Yousef Karami Alireza Heidari Morad Mohammadi Ehsan Lashgari Saeid Abdevali Ghasem Rezaei Kimia Alizadeh Hassan Rahimi Mohammad Hadi Saravi Amir Hossein Zare Amin Mirzazadeh Mobina Nematzadeh Amir Ali Azarpira

v t e Asian Games Champions in Wrestling – Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
1962: +97 kg • 1974–1994: 100 kg • 1998: 97 kg • 2002–2010: 96 kg • 2014: 98 kg • 2018–present: 97 kg
1962: Ganpat Andalkar (IND) 1974: Bahram Moshtaghi (IRN) 1986: Kim Gi-jung (KOR) 1990: Bao Yu (CHN) 1994: Song Sung-il (KOR) 1998: Sergey Matviyenko (KAZ) 2002: Aleksey Cheglakov (UZB) 2006: Han Tae-young (KOR) 2010: Babak Ghorbani (IRI) 2014: Mehdi Aliyari (IRI) 2018: Cho Hyo-chul (KOR) 2022: Mohammad Hadi Saravi (IRI)