Ali Akbar Yousefi (wrestler)
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| Native name | علیاکبر یوسفی | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Babol, Mazandaran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 130 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ali Akbar Yousefi (Persian: علیاکبر یوسفی) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won gold medal in the 130 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[2] In 2019, he won gold medal in the same event at the U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary and won bronze medal in 2018, U23.[3][4]
By winning gold medal in 2021 Oslo, He became Iran's first-ever world champion in the heaviest Greco weight class in the World Wrestling Championships.[5][6][7]
References[]
- ^ "Greco-Roman wrestlers claim Junior Asian Wrestling Championships title". Tehran Times. 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Iran's Yousefi seizes gold at World Greco-Roman Wrestling". tehran times. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Iranian Wrestler Snatches Bronze at U23 World Championship". Fars News Agency. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Iranian wrestlers win 2 golds at U23 championships". Iranian Students News Agency. 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ "Iran's Tokyo Olympic Lineup Set". United World Wrestling. 2021-10-10.
- ^ "Yusefi gains Iranian wrestling history's first heavy weight gold". Islamic Republic News Agency. 2021-10-10.
- ^ "Yousefi makes history by winning 1st gold in 130kg in c'ships". Mehr News Agency. 2021-10-10.
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