Mohammad Ali Geraei[1][2][3] (Persian: محمدعلی گرایی; born 2 May 1994) is a Greco-Roman wrestler from Iran. He won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games and a bronze medal at the 2017, 2019 and 2021 World Championships.[4][5]
 Geraei at the 2018 Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohammad Ali Geraei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Falcon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iranian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 May 1994 Shiraz, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 77 kg[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]
His brother Mohammad Reza Geraei also competes in the Greco-Roman wrestling.
References
edit- ^ a b "Mohammadali GERAEI". asiangames2018.id. Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Wrestling: GERAEI Mohammadali". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Mohammad Ali Geraei: From Iranian Prison to the Tokyo Olympics". IranWire. 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Geraei, Mohammadali Abdolhamid (IRI)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers win two more bronze at World Wrestling C'ships". en.mehrnews.com. Mehr News Agency. 17 September 2019.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
External links
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Media related to Mohammadali Geraei at Wikimedia Commons
- Mohammadali Abdolhamid Geraei at the International Wrestling Database
- Mohammadali Abdolhamid Geraei at United World Wrestling
- Mohammadali Abdolhamid Geraei at Olympics.com
- Mohammadali Geraei at Olympedia
- Mohammad Ali Geraei on Instagram
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