Sabah Shariati
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Iranian/Azerbaijan |
| Born | January 1, 1989 Sanandaj, Iran |
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | −130 kg |
| Sport | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Greco-Roman |
Medal record | |
Sabah Saleh oghlu Shariati (Template:Lang-fa, Template:Lang-az; born in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran) is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani wrestler competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won bronze medal of Rio Olympics in presence of the bests of 130 kg Greco Roman style such as Lopez from Cuba and Riza Kayaalp from Turkey.
Career in Iran
He won an Iranian national youth medal in 2005 freestyle competitions. Representing Iran, in 2009 he won the 120 kg Greco Roman gold medal in Baku's international tournament.[1]
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Categories:
- Living people
- Iranian male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers of Azerbaijan
- People from Sanandaj
- Kurdish sportspeople
- Olympic competitors from Iran who represented other countries
- Olympic bronze medalists for Azerbaijan
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan
- 1989 births
- Iranian emigrants to Azerbaijan