Rasoul Khadem

Rasoul Khadem
Rasoul Khadem during 2016 Summer Olympics
Member of City Council of Tehran
In office
29 April 2003 – 3 September 2013
Personal details
Born
Rasoul Khadem Azghadi

(1972-03-18) 18 March 1972
Mashhad, Iran
Political partyIndependent
Parent
RelativesAmir Reza Khadem (brother) Ebrahim Khadem (brother)
Sports career
CountryIran
SportWrestling
Medal record
Representing Iran
Men's freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 90 kg
1992 Barcelona 82 kg
World Championships
1994 Istanbul 90 kg
1995 Atlanta 90 kg
1998 Tehran 130 kg
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima 90 kg
1990 Beijing 68 kg
Asian Championships
1991 New Delhi 82 kg
1992 Tehran 82 kg
1993 Ulan Bator 90 kg
1995 Manila 90 kg
1996 Xiaoshan 90 kg

Rasoul Khadem Azghadi (Persian: رسول خادم ازغدی, born March 18, 1972) is a former Iranian wrestler who has won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was also the 1994 and 1995 world champion and 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Asian champion. He was trained by his father Mohammad Khadem, and he is also the younger brother of Olympic wrestling bronze medalists Amir Reza Khadem and Ebrahim Khadem.

He was the president of Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation from January 4, 2014, to November 3, 2018. He was also the technical director of Iran's wrestling national teams and the head coach of Iran's freestyle national team from January 2012 to 2018. In addition, he was elected as an executive board member of National Olympic Committee of Iran on January 20, 2014, and served until January 2018.

Major achievements

  • Junior World Championship – 1991 1989
  • World Championships – 1994 1995 1998
  • Olympic Games - 1996 1992

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