Mohammad Bana

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Mohammad Bana
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Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born (1958-08-06) August 6, 1958 (age 63)
Tehran, Imperial Iran
Spouse(s)Maria de los Angeles Perez Diaz
Zohreh Forozan
Children2
AwardsOrder of Courage (1st class)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
As wrestler
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Kiev 68 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tehran 68 kg
As Coach
Summer Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Head coach
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Head coach
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London Head coach
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Head coach
World Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oslo Head coach
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul Head coach
Silver medal – second place 2009 Herning Head coach
Wrestling World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Shiraz Head coach
Gold medal – first place 2012 Saransk Head coach
Gold medal – first place 2011 Minsk Head coach
Gold medal – first place 2010 Yerevan Head coach
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Head coach
Asian Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty Head coach
Gold medal – first place 2020 New Delhi Head coach
Gold medal – first place 2019 Xi'an Head coach
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tashkent Head coach
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pattaya Head coach

Mohammad Bana (Persian: محمد بنا, born 6 August 1958 in Tehran) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling coach and former wrestler.

He was the head coach of Iran national Greco-Roman wrestling team at London Olympics 2012 with was accompanied by three gold medals, and is regarded as the most successful coach in Iran's Greco-Roman wrestling history. The Iranian wrestlers won three Gold medals in the London 2012 Olympic Games by (Omid Norouzi, Ghasem Rezaei and Hamid Sourian). He is also vice world champion in 1983 in Kiev, As well as the Asian champions at the 1983 tournament in Tehran. Iranian team led Bana at 2010 Asian Games won 8 Gold medals. After the particularly poor performance of his team at Rio Olympics 2016 and the surprising elimination of Iranian wrestlers (including Hamid Sourian) one after another, he said he felt "ashamed" toward them and was seen sitting and crying outside the wrestling stadium, the video and photos of which went viral in social media. He was later quoted as saying he cried because he failed to make the people happy, and that the team is like "his child".[2] Iranian football coach Ali Parvin and Ali Daei said he also burst into tears after watching Bana's cry, and praised him. Asr Iran published a commentary on the photos.[3]

Career[]

  • Iran national wrestling team Coach (2005-2007)
  • Iran national wrestling team Coach (2009-2012)
  • Iran national wrestling team Coach (2014-2015)
  • Iran national wrestling team Coach (2018-)

Achievement[]

Individual[]

Coach[]

Event Year Host city Rank
Summer Olympic Games 2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan Gold medal olympic.svg Gold

Bronze medal olympic.svg Bronze

2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bronze medal olympic.svg Bronze (2)
2012 United Kingdom London, UK Gold medal olympic.svg Gold (3)
Wrestling World Cup 2016 Iran Shiraz, Iran Gold Gold
2012 Russia Saransk, Russia Gold Gold
2011 Belarus Minsk, Belarus Gold Gold
2010 Armenia Yerevan, Armenia Gold Gold
World Wrestling

Championships

2021 Norway Oslo, Norway Silver Silver
2011 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Bronze Bronze
2009 Denmark Herning, Denmark Silver Silver
Asian Games 2010 China Guangzhou, China Asian Games Gold medal blank.svg Gold
Asian Wrestling

Championships

2021 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan Gold Gold
2020 India New Delhi, India Gold Gold
2019 China Xi'an, China Gold Gold
2011 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan Gold Gold
2009 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand Gold Gold

Awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ Received Orders, decorations, and medals of Iran. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ Mohammad Bana Quits as Iran Greco-Roman Wrestling Coach
  3. ^ Muhammad Bana: Where is the mother? Where is my cradle?

FILA Database

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