Alireza Heidari

Alireza Heidari (Persian: علیرضا حیدری‎, born March 4, 1976 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.

For the Iranian footballer, see Alireza Heidari (footballer).
Alireza Heidari
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
2004 Athens 96 kg
World Championships
1998 Tehran 85 kg
1999 Ankara 97 kg
2002 Tehran 96 kg
2003 New York 96 kg
1997 Krasnoyarsk 85 kg
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok 85 kg
2002 Busan 96 kg
2006 Doha 96 kg
Asian Championships
1997 Tehran 85 kg
1999 Tashkent 97 kg
2001 Ulaanbaatar 97 kg
2003 New Delhi 96 kg
1996 Xiaoshan 82 kg

He also competed in Sydney 2000, where he placed 6th. He is also a seven-time Asian champion, and has won a gold medal, three silver medals and a bronze medal at World Championships. Heidari was selected as the 1999 National Sportsman of the Year in Iran.

He has a sister and three brothers.

After his retirement, he bought a mine with nearly eight hundred employees.

Results
Result Round Opponent Score
1997 World Championship / Krasnoyarsk / Bronze medal / 85 kg
Win Round 1  Christos Alexandridis (GRE) 6–0
Loss Round 2  Les Gutches (USA) 0–3
Win Repechage 1  Yang Hyung-mo (KOR) 1–0
Win Repechage 2  André Backhaus (GER) 8–2
Win Repechage 3  Nicolae Ghiță (ROU) 6–1, Fall
Win Repechage 4  Yoel Romero (CUB) 3–1
Win Bronze medal match  Khadzhimurad Magomedov (RUS) 5–1
1998 World Championship / Tehran / Gold medal / 85 kg
Win Round 1  Gary Holmes (CAN) 9–0
Win Round 2  Tatsuo Kawai (JPN) 4–2
Win Round 3  Yang Hyung-mo (KOR) 1–0
Win Semifinals  Yoel Romero (CUB) 2–1
Win Final  Magomed Ibragimov (MKD) 4–0
1999 World Championship / Ankara / Silver medal / 97 kg
Win Preliminary round  Dan Karabin (CZE) 10–0
Win Preliminary round  Kim Kil-soo (KOR) 7–0
Win Round of 16  Vadim Tasoyev (UKR) 2–0
Win Quarterfinals  Davud Magomedov (AZE) 5–0
Win Semifinals  Marek Garmulewicz (POL) 3–0
Loss Final  Sagid Murtazaliev (RUS) 3–4
2000 Summer Olympics / Sydney / 6th place / 97 kg
Win Preliminary round  Rolf Scherrer (SUI) 7–1
Win Preliminary round  Ahmet Doğu (TUR) 6–1
Loss Quarterfinals  Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) 0–1
Loss 5th place match  Aftantil Xanthopoulos (GRE) Walkover
2001 World Championship / Sofia / 16th place / 97 kg
Win Preliminary round  Rolf Scherrer (SUI) 6–1
Loss Preliminary round  Giorgi Gogshelidze (RUS) 1–4, Fall
2002 World Championship / Tehran / Silver medal / 96 kg
Win Preliminary round  Sofian Abdul-Lateef (IRQ) 11–0
Win Preliminary round  Chen Dakuan (CHN) 11–0
Win Preliminary round  Rolf Scherrer (SUI) 3–0
Win Semifinals  Vadim Tasoyev (UKR) 3–0
Loss Final  Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) 1–2
2003 World Championship / New York / Silver medal / 96 kg
Win Preliminary round  Igors Samušonoks (LAT) 10–0
Win Preliminary round  George Torchinava (NED) 10–0
Win Round of 16  Aleksandr Shemarov (BLR) 6–6
Win Quarterfinals  Daniel Cormier (USA) 6–3
Win Semifinals  Krasimir Kochev (BUL) 3–1
Loss Final  Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) 0–4
2004 Summer Olympics / Athens / Bronze medal / 96 kg
Win Preliminary round  Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) 3–2
Win Preliminary round  Antoine Jaoude (BRA) 10–0
Win Quarterfinals  Rustam Aghayev (AZE) 5–0
Loss Semifinals  Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) 4–6
Win Bronze medal match  Daniel Cormier (USA) 3–2
2006 World Championship / Guangzhou / 5th place / 96 kg
Win Round of 32  Daniel Cormier (USA) 2–1 (2–0, 0–1, 7–0)
Loss Round of 16  Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) 1–2 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1)
Win Repechage 1  Norbert Bödör (SVK) Walkover
Win Repechage 2  Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) 2–0 (1–1, 2–1)
Loss Bronze medal match  Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR) 1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
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