Mohammad Bana

Mohammad Bana (Persian: محمد بنا, born 6 August 1958 in Tehran) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling coach and former wrestler.

Mohammad Bana

Personal information
Nationality	Iranian
Born	(1958-08-06) August 6, 1958 Tehran, Imperial Iran
Spouse(s)	Maria de los Angeles Perez Diaz Zohreh Forozan
Children	2
Awards	Order of Courage (1st class)[1]
Medal record Representing  Iran Men's Greco-Roman wrestling As wrestler World Championships 1983 Kiev 68 kg Asian Championships 1983 Tehran 68 kg As Coach Summer Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Head coach 2020 Tokyo Head coach 2016 London Head coach 2012 London Head coach World Wrestling Championships 2021 Oslo Head coach 2011 Istanbul Head coach 2009 Herning Head coach Wrestling World Cup 2016 Shiraz Head coach 2012 Saransk Head coach 2011 Minsk Head coach 2010 Yerevan Head coach Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Head coach Asian Wrestling Championships 2021 Almaty Head coach 2020 New Delhi Head coach 2019 Xi'an Head coach 2011 Tashkent Head coach 2009 Pattaya Head coach

He was the head coach of Iran national Greco-Roman wrestling team at London Olympics 2012 with was accompanied by three gold medals, and is regarded as the most successful coach in Iran's Greco-Roman wrestling history. The Iranian wrestlers won three Gold medals in the London 2012 Olympic Games by (Omid Norouzi, Ghasem Rezaei and Hamid Sourian). He is also vice world champion in 1983 in Kiev, As well as the Asian champions at the 1983 tournament in Tehran. Iranian team led Bana at 2010 Asian Games won 8 Gold medals. After the particularly poor performance of his team at Rio Olympics 2016 and the surprising elimination of Iranian wrestlers (including Hamid Sourian) one after another, he said he felt "ashamed" toward them and was seen sitting and crying outside the wrestling stadium, the video and photos of which went viral in social media. He was later quoted as saying he cried because he failed to make the people happy, and that the team is like "his child".[2] Iranian football coach Ali Parvin and Ali Daei said he also burst into tears after watching Bana's cry, and praised him. Asr Iran published a commentary on the photos.[3]