Ali Arsalan

Ali Arsalan
Personal information
Native nameعلی ارسلان
Birth nameFarbod Arsalan
Full nameAli Arsalan
Nationality Iran
Born8 May 1995 (1995-05-08) (age 29)
Amol, Mazandaran, Iran
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class72 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Club
  • Takhti Amol
  • Fooladin Zob Amol
  • RK Spartak
Coached byHassan Hosseinzadeh
Ghasem Rezaei
Amir Hossein Hosseini
Stoyan Stoyanov
Achievements and titles
World finalsGold (2022) Bronze (2023) (2024)
Regional finalsBronze (2017) Bronze (2022)
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Serbia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade 72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Belgrade 72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tirana 72 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 72 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 72 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Plovdiv 72 kg
Representing  Iran
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Abadan 66 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 New Delhi 66 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2021 Plovdiv 72 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Salvador da Bahia 66 kg
Asian Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Naypyidaw 66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ulaanbaatar 60 kg
Asian Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Bishkek 54 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bangkok 50 kg

Ali Arsalan (Persian: علی ارسلان, Serbian Cyrillic: Али Арсалан, born 8 May 1995) is an Iranian-born naturalized Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. This is the first medal for Serbia in the Greco-Roman style at the World Championship in Belgrade.[1] He represented Iran until December 2021.[2]

He won one of the bronze medals in the 72 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[3][4]

Career

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 66 kg event at the 2015 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.[5] He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 66 kg event at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[6][7]

He won the gold medal in the men's 72 kg at the 2021 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and the 2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[8]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2014 Asian Junior Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1st Greco-Roman 60 kg
2015 Asian Junior Championships Naypyidaw, Myanmar 1st Greco-Roman 66 kg
2017 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 3rd Greco-Roman 66 kg
World Cup Abadan, Iran 3rd Greco-Roman 66 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Greco-Roman 72 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Greco-Roman 72 kg
2023 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Greco-Roman 72 kg
2024 World Championships Albania, Tirana 3rd Greco-Roman 72 kg

References

  1. ^ Shefferd, Neil (11 September 2022). "Hosts Serbia take two golds on opening day of finals at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ Brennan, Eliott (25 April 2022). "Olympic karate champion Ganjzadeh criticises Iran's sporting policy on Israel". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. ^ Pavitt, Michael (3 April 2022). "Turkish wrestlers earn Greco-Roman titles as European Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ^ "2015 World Junior Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. ^ Etchells, Daniel (10 May 2017). "Iran's Taherisartang wins third title at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  7. ^ "2017 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2018.
  8. ^ "2021 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.