Hassan Yazdani
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 Hassan Yazdani at the 2018 Asian Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | حسن یزدانی چراتى | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Hassan Yazdani Cherati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Fearless, The Greatest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 26, 1994 Jouybar, Mazandaran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mohammad Talaei Mahmoud Esmaeilpour Hossein Naghibi Ehsan lashgari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hassan Yazdani Cherati (Persian: حسن یزدانی چراتی) born 28 December 1994 in Lapu Sahra, Chapakrud Rural District,[1] Juybar County, Iran is an Iranian wrestler.
Yazdani is an Olympic and World Champion in freestyle wrestling in two weight categories. He became Olympic champion in the 74kg category at the 2016 Summer Olympics after defeating Russian wrestler Aniuar Geduev in the final. The following year he became World Champion at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in the men's Men's freestyle 86 kg category.
Career
Yazdani earned a gold medal at the 2014 Junior World Championships in the 66 kg division, by defeating his American opponent Aaron Pico in the final.
The following year, he placed second at the Senior World Championships, losing to Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov of Russia in the finals by a score of 10-3.
After bumping up to 74 kg. Yazdani claimed gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, defeating Aniuar Geduev 6-6 with criteria by scoring the final points.
After once again bumping up in weight, Yazdani won gold at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in the 86 kg division. He defeated former Olympic gold medalist Sharif Sharifov with a score of 11-0 and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Selim Yaşar with the same score en route to becoming champion.
In July 2017, Yazdani won the Iran Freestyle Wrestling Nationals at 86 kg, defeating Alireza Karimi 5-0 on his path to victory. This gained him a place at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris. In 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, Hassan Yazdani participated in 86 kg. He became the champion with decisive wins, 4 out of 5 matches including the final with technical superiority. In the entire championship, Yazdani gave out only two points. Right after the matches, he stated that he "came to Paris for a decisive gold, with no ifs or buts".[2]
Major achievements
- World Junior Championship –
2014 - World Cup – 2015, 2016, 2017
- World Championships –
2015, 2017 - Olympic Games – 2016
Results
| Result | Round | Opponent | Score |
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2015 World Championship /  Las Vegas / Silver medal (70 kg)
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| Win | Round of 32 |  Jung Young-ho (KOR)
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16–4 |
| Win | Round of 16 |  Miroslav Kirov (BUL)
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6–1, Fall |
| Win | Quarterfinals |  Davit Tlashadze (GEO)
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6–0, Fall |
| Win | Semifinals | James Green (USA)
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9–4 |
| Loss | Final |  Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov (RUS)
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3–10 |
2016 Olympics /  Rio de Janeiro / Gold medal (74 kg)
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| Win | Round of 16 |  Asnage Castelly (HAI)
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10–0 |
| Win | Quarterfinals |  Soner Demirtaş (TUR)
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7–0 |
| Win | Semifinals |  Galymzhan Usserbayev (KAZ)
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10–0 |
| Win | Final |  Aniuar Geduev (RUS)
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6–6 |
2017 World Championship /  Paris / Gold medal (86 kg)
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| Win | Round of 32 |  Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ)
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12–2 |
| Win | Round of 16 |  Piotr Ianulov (MDA)
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10–0 |
| Win | Quarterfinals |  Aleksandr Gostiyev (AZE)
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10–0 |
| Win | Semifinals | Vladislav Valiev (RUS)
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4–0 |
| Win | Final |  Boris Makojev (SVK)
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10–0 |
References
- ^ "From "Chikroud" to "Las Vegas" with a 21-year-old phenomenon of the world". Iranian Students News Agency. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "حسن یزدانی: فقط برای طلا به فرانسه آمده بودم، بدون اما و اگر". فارس نیوز. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
External links
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Iranian male sport wrestlers
- People from Juybar
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers of Iran
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Olympic gold medalists for Iran
- Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in wrestling
- Asian Games gold medalists for Iran