Mohammad Reza Geraei[1][2][3] (Persian: محمدرضا گرایی, born 25 July 1996),[4][5] is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler. At the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, he won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[4]
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| Native name | محمدرضا گرایی | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Iceman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1996 Shiraz, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 67 kg[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Rahim Givi Mohammad Bana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2019, he won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[6] At the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, Hungary, he won the gold medal in the men's 72 kg event.[7][8] In the final, he defeated Sanan Suleymanov of Azerbaijan. In the same year, he also won the silver medal in the 77 kg event at the 2019 Asian U23 Wrestling Championship held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[9] At the 2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, he won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg. He qualified for the Tokyo Olympics by winning the semi-finals.
World U23 Championship 2019
editIn the weight category of 72 kg, Mohammad Reza Garai passed the barrier of last year's champion Genghis Arsalan 10: 3 in the first round with a result of 10: 3. At this stage, Garai defeated Ramaz Zweidze, the silver medalist of the world under-23s from Georgia, with a result of 7: 5 and a technical blow, and reached the semi-finals. In this match, he defeated Maksim Yutoshenko from Ukraine with a result of 6 to 2 and advanced to the final match. In the final match, he defeated Suleimanov of Azerbaijan with a score of 7: 0 and won the gold medal.
Asian Championship 2019
editIn the 72 kg weight category, Mohammad Reza Garai, after a break in the first round, won the second round with a score of 8: 0 against Aram Wardanian, an Asian bronze medalist from Uzbekistan, and reached the semi-finals. At this stage, he crossed the barrier of world silver medalist Dimio Jadryev from Kazakhstan with a result of 9: 3 and reached the final match. In the final, Garai defeated Hugh Joon Zhang of China 5–0 in the final to win the gold medal.
Asian Games 2018
editIn the first round, Mohammad Reza Garai defeated Abdul Karim al-Hassan Suri in the first round, and in the second round, he defeated Olympic and world bronze medalist Al-Murat Tasmuradov of Uzbekistan to advance to the semifinals. In this match, he competed against the Kazakh Almaty Kabispayev, the silver and bronze medalist of the world, who was defeated by a technical blow at the very beginning of the wrestling and failed to reach the final. In the 67 kg weight class, Garai competed against Taiwan's Hong Ying-hova, defeating his opponent 11–0 in less than a minute to win the bronze medal.
Personal life
editHis older brother Mohammadali Geraei also competes in the Greco-Roman wrestling.
Greco-Roman record
editAchievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2018 | Asian Games | 3rd | Greco-Roman 67 kg | |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | 1st | Greco-Roman 72 kg | |
| World U23 Wrestling Championships | 1st | Greco-Roman 72 kg | ||
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | 1st | Greco-Roman 67 kg | |
| World Wrestling Championships | 1st | Greco-Roman 67 kg | ||
| 2022 | World Wrestling Championships | 2nd | Greco-Roman 67 kg |
References
edit- ^ a b "Wrestling: GERAEI Mohammadreza". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Staebler, Frank (5 October 2021). "Mohammadreza Geraei wins men's Greco-Roman wrestling 67kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "'21 Breakthrough Performances of the Year: Geraei, Zare and Focken". UWW.org. United World Wrestling. December 7, 2021.
Mohammadreza GERAEI
- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). ocagames.com. 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Iranian Wrestlers Sparkling in the World". Olympic.ir. National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran. December 8, 2021.
Mohammad Reza Geraei, the Olympic and World Gold medalist in the 67 kg
- ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (3 November 2019). "Iran add third Greco-Roman gold medal to tally on last day of UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "2019 Asian U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
External links
edit- Mohammad Reza Abdolhami Geraei at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Mohammadreza Abdolhamid Geraei at United World Wrestling
- Mohammadreza Geraei at Olympics.com
- Mohammadreza Geraei at Olympedia
- MohammadReza Geraei's channel on YouTube