Ali Akbar Yousefi (wrestler)

Ali Akbar Yousefi (Persian: علی‌اکبر یوسفی) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won gold medal in the 130 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[2] In 2019, he won gold medal in the same event at the U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary and won bronze medal in 2018, U23.[3][4]

Ali Akbar Yousefi
Personal information
Native nameعلی‌اکبر یوسفی
NationalityIranian
BornBabol, Mazandaran, Iran
Sport
Country Iran
SportGreco-Roman Wrestling
Weight class130 kg
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Iran
World Championships
2021 Oslo 130 kg
Asian Championships
2021 Almaty 130 kg
World U23 Championships
2019 Budapest 130 kg
2018 Bucharest 130 kg
Asian U23 Championship
2019 Ulaanbaatar 130 kg
World Junior Championship
2019 Talin 130 kg
Asian Junior Championship
2019 Chonburi 130 kg[1]

By winning gold medal in 2021 Oslo, He became Iran's first-ever world champion in the heaviest Greco weight class in the World Wrestling Championships.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Greco-Roman wrestlers claim Junior Asian Wrestling Championships title". Tehran Times. 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  2. "Iran's Yousefi seizes gold at World Greco-Roman Wrestling". tehran times. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. "Iranian Wrestler Snatches Bronze at U23 World Championship". Fars News Agency. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  4. "Iranian wrestlers win 2 golds at U23 championships". Iranian Students News Agency. 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  5. "Iran's Tokyo Olympic Lineup Set". United World Wrestling. 2021-10-10.
  6. "Yusefi gains Iranian wrestling history's first heavy weight gold". Islamic Republic News Agency. 2021-10-10.
  7. "Yousefi makes history by winning 1st gold in 130kg in c'ships". Mehr News Agency. 2021-10-10.


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