Ali Savadkouhi
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| Native name | {علی سوادکوهی | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iranian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 22, 1998 Sari, Mazandaran Province, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 79 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ali Savadkouhi (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., born 22 July 1998) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who competes in the 79 kg weight class. He is an Asian champion, an Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalist, and a U23 World bronze medalist.
Career
In 2020, Savadkouhi won the bronze medal in the men's 79 kg event at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India. He defeated Sohrab Sharipov from Uzbekistan in the opening round, but lost in the semifinal to Arsalan Budazhapov of Kyrgyzstan, before winning the bronze medal match against Giyomjan Yuzurbaev of Kazakhstan.[1]
At the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, he advanced to the final of the 79 kg event after wins over Ryuki Yoshida (Japan), Sayakbay Yusupov (Kyrgyzstan) and Giyomjan Yuzurbaev (Kazakhstan). In the final, he lost 5–3 to Gong Byung-min of South Korea, taking the silver medal.[2]
Savadkouhi also competed at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, where he won the bronze medal at 79 kg. He defeated Viky (India) and Oktay Hasan (Bulgaria), lost to Magomed Magomaev (Russia), then won through repechage to claim bronze with a win over Ashraf Ashirov (Azerbaijan).[3]
In 2022, Savadkouhi became the Asian champion in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, defeating Byambadorj Enkhbayar (Mongolia), Yudai Takahashi (Japan), and in the final, Gourav Baliyan (India).[4]
He also won gold at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games (held in 2022 in Konya), overcoming Mohamed Akdeniz of Turkey in the final.[5]
In December 2022, Savadkouhi was part of the Iranian team that ended the USA's long home winning streak at the Freestyle Wrestling World Cup, defeating Jordan Burroughs in a key bout.[6]
References
- ↑ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 July 2024.[dead link]
- ↑ "2021 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 July 2024.[dead link]
- ↑ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Iranian wrestlers shine at Asian Championships". Mehr News. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ↑ "Iranian wrestlers win four golds at Islamic Solidarity Games". Tehran Times. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ↑ "Iran ends USA's home streak at Freestyle World Cup". United World Wrestling. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
External links
- Ali Savadkouhi at United World WrestlingLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Ali Savadkouhi at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
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