Ali Arsalan
Personal information
Native nameعلی ارسلان
Birth nameFarbod Arsalan
Full nameAli Arsalan
Nationality Iran
Born8 May 1995 (1995-05-08) (age 28)
Amol, Mazandaran, Iran
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class72 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Club
  • Takhti Amol
  • Fooladin Zob Amol
  • RK Spartak
Coached byHasssan Hosseinzadeh
Ghasem Rezaei
Amir Hossein Hosseini
Achievements and titles
World finalsGold (2022) Bronze (2023)
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
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 72 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2022 Veliko Tarnovo72 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Plovdiv72 kg
Representing  Iran
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Abadan66 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 New Delhi 66 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2021 Plovdiv72 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Salvador da Bahia 66 kg
Asian Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Naypyidaw66 kg
Gold medal – first place2014 Ulaanbaatar60 kg
Asian Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Bishkek54 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Bangkok50 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.[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

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.
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