Alireza Heidari Biography

Iranian freestyle wrestlerFor the Iranian footballer, see Alireza Heidari (footballer).

Alireza Heidari (Persian: علیرضا حیدری, born March 4, 1976, in Tehran) is a retired Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.

He also competed in Sydney 2000, where he placed 6th. He is also a seven-time Asian champion and has won a gold medal, three silver medals and a bronze medal at World Championships. Heidari was selected as the 1999 National Sportsman of the Year in Iran.

He has a sister and three brothers.

After his retirement, he bought a mine with nearly eight hundred employees.

Results

References

External links

• Alireza Heidari at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
• Alireza Heidari at Olympics.com
• Picture of Alireza Heidari at the Wayback Machine (archived October 12, 2007)