Mehdi Bali (born 21 July 1997) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 97 kg division.[1]

Mehdi Bali
Personal information
Native nameمهدی بالی
Born (1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 (age 27)
Nowshahr, Iran
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15.3 st)
Sport
CountryIran
SportGreco-Roman
Event97 kg
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Iran
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty 97 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 97 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Astana 97 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Baku Team
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 97 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2024 Antalya 97 kg
World Military Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tehran 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku 97 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2021 Warsaw 97 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kyiv 97 kg
Asian Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taichung 84 kg

Career

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At the 2023 Asian Championships, in the 97 kg category, Mehdi Bali won 7–5 against Utah Nara of Japan after a break in the first round, in the second round and in the quarterfinals to advance to the semi-finals. He won 7–1 against Yaming Li of China and made it to the final. Bali won the final against Asian champion uzur zhuzhupbikov of Kyrgyzstan with a score of 7-4 and won Iran's fifth gold medal in the competition.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Mehdi Bali profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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