Navid Zanganeh
Navid Zanganeh is an Iranian wrestler and former member of the Iranian U-23 freestyle wrestling team.
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| Native name | نوید زنگنه | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Navid Zanganeh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1996 Eslamshahr, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alireza Rezaei, Sardar Molavi, Alireza Rezaeimanesh, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wrestling career[]
Zanganeh wrestled for club Atrak Khorasan and represented Iran on the world stage.
During the 2018 Senior U23 World Championships in Bucharest Zanganeh earned a bronze medal after defeating Azerbaijani wrestler Ismail Abdullaev.[1]
At the 2019 U-23 Senior Asian Championships Zanganeh won a silver medal after beating opponents from Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan before facing defeat in the finals.[2]
The Takhti freestyle wrestling tournament took place on 7 and 8 Feb. 2019 with representatives from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Armenia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia. Zanganeh placed third and was a part of Iran's overall victory in the tournament.[3]
Arrest and asylum[]
Zanganeh was shot at anti-government rally in Tehran and was subsequently arrested after being taken to hospital.[4] He was detained for 15 days and was eventually released from Fashafaviye prison.[4] Zanganeh was immediately released from his club Atrak Khorasan and was unable to wrestle for Iran.[5] After the arrest was made public, Zanganeh emigrated to Canada and hopes to resume his wrestling career representing Canada.[6]
Mixed martial arts career[]
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Navid began his MMA career in Vancouver, Canada. His head coach is currently Dan Golkar out of Scorpion MMA in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia.
References[]
- ^ tristan. "Senior U23 World Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Three medals for Iran's freestyle wrestlers in Mongolia championship". Iran Press (in Persian). 24 March 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "FarsNews Agency - Iran Claims Title at Int'l Freestyle Wrestling Cup". en.farsnews.ir. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ a b Stone, Pooya (2 February 2020). "Iranian National Athletes Leave the Country". www.iranfocus.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Iranian Wrestler Released From Detention Seeks Asylum In Canada". RFE/RL. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Iranian wrestler seeks asylum in Canada after released from detention". InterMat. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- Wrestlers
- Iranian athletes
- Living people
- 1996 births