Farzad Tarash

Farzad Tarash (Persian: فرزاد تاراش‎; born 1 October 1986) is a freestyle wrestler from Australia.[2]

Farzad Tarash
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1986-10-01) 1 October 1986
Tehran, Iran[1]
Height[1]
Weight[1]
Sport
Sportwrestling
ClubHawthorn Citizens Youth Club[1]

An engineer from Melbourne, he was Australia's only competitor in the wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] He competed in the 60 kg division after winning a silver medal at the African & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Morocco in March 2012.[4]

He has been the Australian champion each year since 2005.[5]

References
  1. "Farzad Tarash Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Barrett, Chris (28 July 2012). "Salad days … and kebabs with the lot". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. "Melbourne engineer Farzad Tarash Australia's sole wrestler at London Games". 5 June 2012.
  4. "Tarash Australia's only wrestler in London". 5 June 2012.
  5. "Aussie Olympians go surfing at Winter Olympic Games". olympics.com.au.
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