Saeid Abdevali
 Saeid Abdevali | |
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| Native name | سعید عبدولی |
| Full name | Saeid Mourad Abdvali |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Born | 4 November 1989 (age 34) Andimeshk, Iran |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
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Saeid Abdevali (Persian: سعيد عبدولى, born 4 November 1989) is an Iranian wrestler. He is a two-time world junior champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. He was born in Andimeshk.
Abdevali won the 2011 World Championships to clinch his spot at the Olympics in London. Abdevali also won the 2010 Asian Games and won the World Cup in 2010 and 2011. This success followed his junior career, where he won the World Championship in 2008 and 2009 and was the Asian junior champion in 2008. He also won two bronze medals at the Asian junior championships before moving to the senior level in 2010.
London 2012 Olympics
Despite being tipped to take the gold medal, Abdevali was eliminated in the London 2012 Olympics by French wrestler Steeve Guenot, in what was widely regarded as a controversial decision by the referee.
Asian Games 2014
In semi-final stage of the 2014 Asian Games, Abdevali executed 5 to appear to pin his opponent Korean Wrestler Jung Ji-hyun, and was initially announced by the referee as the winner. The Korean coach protested and the referee revised the decision. Eventually, Abdevali lost the match 6-9 to his opponent.[1]
References
- Profile
- "تحمیل شکست عبدولی توسط داور بلاروسی". Persian WikiNews. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
External links
- {{UWW}} template missing ID.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Saeid Abdevali". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
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