Hassan Yazdani

Hassan Yazdani

File:Hassan Yazdani 2018 Asian Games.jpg Hassan Yazdani at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Native name	حسن یزدانی چَراتی
Full name	Hassan Yazdani Charati
Nickname(s)	The Greatest The Lion King Juybar Leopard Delavar Hassan
Born	(1994-12-26) December 26, 1994 Juybar, Mazandaran, Iran
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Turned pro	2014
Coached by	Hemmat Moslemi Mahmoud Esmaeilpour Mohammad Talaei Rasoul Khadem Gholamreza Mohammadi Pejman Dorostkar
Medal record Representing Iran Men's Freestyle Wrestling Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 2 0 World Championships 3 3 1 Asian Games 2 0 0 Asian Championships 2 0 0 World Cup 3 0 0 World Junior Championships 1 0 0 Asian Junior Championships 1 0 0 World Cadet Championships 0 1 0 Asian Cadet Championships 0 0 1 Other 7 2 0 Total 20 8 2 Men's freestyle wrestling Representing Iran Olympic Games File:Olympic rings.svg Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 74 kg Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 86 kg Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 86 kg World Championships Gold medal – first place 2017 Paris 86 kg Gold medal – first place 2019 Nur-Sultan 86 kg Gold medal – first place 2021 Oslo 86 kg Silver medal – second place 2015 Las Vegas 70 kg Silver medal – second place 2022 Belgrade 86 kg Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade 86 kg Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 86 kg World Cup Gold medal – first place 2015 Los Angeles 70 kg Gold medal – first place 2016 Los Angeles 74 kg Gold medal – first place 2017 Kermanshah 86 kg Asian Games Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 86 kg Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 86 kg Asian Championships Gold medal – first place 2018 Bishkek 86 kg Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty 86 kg Islamic Solidarity Games Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 86 kg Grand Prix Gold medal – first place 2015 Kermanshah 70 kg Gold medal – first place 2015 Paris 70 kg Gold medal – first place 2022 Almaty 86 kg Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 86 kg Gold medal – first place 2019 Russe 86 kg Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest 86 kg Silver medal – second place 2016 Minsk 74 kg Silver medal – second place 2016 Paris 74 kg

Hassan Yazdani is a famous freestyle wrestler from Iran. He's really good at wrestling and has won lots of prizes. He won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics and has been the best in the world three times. He won a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Career

Hassan Yazdani won gold at the 2014 Junior World Championships in the 66 kg category, defeating Aaron Pico. In 2015, he earned a silver medal at the Senior World Championships, losing to Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Yazdani moved up to 74 kg and claimed gold by defeating Aniuar Geduev in the final. He later moved to 86 kg, winning gold at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games and dominating top wrestlers like Sharif Sharifov and Selim Yaşar. That same year, he won gold at the World Wrestling Championships in Paris, losing only two points throughout the competition.

Yazdani won silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, losing to David Taylor. He avenged this loss by beating Taylor at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships.

In 2019, Yazdani won gold at the World Championships after his opponent Deepak Punia withdrew. He defeated Punia again in a one-sided match at the 2022 Asian Games, winning 10-0. He also earned silver at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships, losing to Taylor in both finals.

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Yazdani won a silver medal in the 86 kg freestyle event.

Other website

• Hassan Yazdani on Instagram
• Hassan Yazdani on Iran Brands Review
• Hassan Yazdani on Olympics.com