Saman Tahmasebi

Saman Tahmasebi
Tahmasebi at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born26 July 1985 (1985-07-26) (age 39)
Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubAzad University, Tehran
Atasport Baku
Coached byJamshid Kheyrabadi [2]
Medal record
Representing Iran
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Guangzhou 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Baku 84 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bishkek 84 kg
Representing Azerbaijan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Budapest 84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tashkent 85 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Las Vegas 85 kg

Saman Tahmasebi (Persian: سامان طهماسبی, born 26 July 1985[3]) is a naturalized Azerbaijani wrestler who formerly represented his birthplace Iran. Between 2006 and 2015, he won five medals at the world championships. He also took part in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Saman Ahmed Tahmasebi Archived 15 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b Tahmasebi, Saman Ahmed (AZE) Archived 26 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. ^ "Saman Tahmasebi". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
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