Saman Tahmasebi (Persian: سامان طهماسبی, born 26 July 1985[3]) is a naturalized Azerbaijani wrestler who formerly represented his birthplace Iran. Between 2006 and 2015, he won five medals at the world championships. He also took part in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[2]
 Tahmasebi at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 26 July 1985 (age 39) Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Azad University, Tehran Atasport Baku | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jamshid Kheyrabadi[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saman Tahmasebi.
- ^ Saman Ahmed Tahmasebi Archived 15 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ a b Tahmasebi, Saman Ahmed (AZE) Archived 26 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ "Saman Tahmasebi". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
External links
edit- Saman Tahmasebi at the International Wrestling Database
- Saman Tahmasebi at Olympedia
  | This biographical article relating to an Iranian sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article relating to an Azerbaijani sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |