Sabah Shariati

Sabah Shariati (Persian: صباح شریعتی, Azerbaijani: Sabah Şəriəti; born in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran) is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani wrestler competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won bronze medal of Rio Olympics in presence of the bests of 130 kg Greco Roman style such as Lopez from Cuba and Riza Kayaalp from Turkey.

Sabah Shariati
Personal information
NationalityIranian/Azerbaijan
Born (1989-01-01) January 1, 1989
Sanandaj, Iran
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight−130 kg
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman

Career in Iran

He won an Iranian national youth medal in 2005 freestyle competitions. Representing Iran, in 2009 he won the 120 kg Greco Roman gold medal in Baku's international tournament.[1]

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