Rasoul Khadem

Rasoul Khadem
Rasul Khadem during 2016 Summer Olympics
Member of City Council of Tehran
In office 29 April 2003 – 3 September 2013
Personal details
Born	Rasul Khadem Azghadi (1972-03-18) 18 March 1972 Mashhad, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Grand Coalition of Principlists (2006)
Sports career
Country	Iran
Sport	Sport wrestling
Medal record Representing  Iran Men’s freestyle wrestling Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 90 kg 1992 Barcelona 82 kg World Championships 1994 Istanbul 90 kg 1995 Atlanta 90 kg 1998 Tehran 130 kg Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima 90 kg 1990 Beijing 68 kg Asian Championships 1991 New Delhi 82 kg 1992 Tehran 82 kg 1993 Ulan Bator 90 kg 1995 Manila 90 kg 1996 Xiaoshan 90 kg

Rasul Khadem Azghadi (Persian: رسول خادم ازغدی‎, born March 18, 1972 in Mashhad) is a former Iranian wrestler who has won a Bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was also the 1994 and 1995 world champion and the 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Asian champion. He was trained by his father Mohammad Khadem, and he is the brother of Amir Reza Khadem.

He is currently President of Iran Wrestling Federation, being elected for the position on 4 January 2014. He is also the technical director of Iran's wrestling national teams and head coach of Iran's freestyle wrestling national team since January 2012. In addition, he has been elected as Executive Board member of National Olympic Committee of Iran on 20 January 2014.

He was previously also a Tehran City councilor from 2003 - 2013.

Major achievements

• Junior World Championship – 1991 1989
• World Championships – 1994 1995 1998
• Olympic Games - 1996 1992

References

• Profile at FILA Wrestling Database
• (in Persian) biography