Komeil Ghasemi
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| Native name | کمیل قاسمی | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Komeil Ghasemi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1988 Juybar,Mazandaran,Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Rasoul Khadem | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Komeil Ghasemi(Persian:کمیل قاسمی,born 27 February 1988)[1]is a retired Iranianwrestlerwho won a gold medal in themen's freestyle 120 kgevent at the2012 Summer Olympics.[2]Ghasemi was awarded his Olympic gold medal after the two wrestlers ahead of him failed drug tests.[3]Ghasemi is the most successful Iranian heavyweight wrestler at the Olympic Games.
He also won a silver medal at the2011 Asian Wrestling Championshipsin the 120 kg freestyle discipline.[4]He was born inJuybar,in Iran'sMazandaranprovince but spent his childhood inSari.He started wrestling seriously after moving back toJuybar.[5][6]Following his Olympic appearance, Ghasemi won the 120 kg weight class at the 2013 Freestyle World Cup in Tehran, Iran, helping his nation take gold in the tournament.[7]At the2014 Asian Wrestling Championshipshe won a gold medal in the 125 kg freestyle tournament,[8]while at that year'sWorld Championshipshe took silver in the same event.[9]He took silver in the 125 kg freestyle event at the2015 Asian Wrestling Championships,losing the final toAiaal Lazarevof Kyrgyzstan,[10]and the2016 Summer Olympics,behindTaha Akgülof Turkey.[11]Ghasemi retired in 2019 after losing the Iranian trials for the2019 World Wrestling Championships.[12][13][14][15]
Coaching career
[edit]As of 2023, Ghasemi is the head coach of Cambodian national wrestling team. He started his coaching position in October 2020.[16]Under Ghasemi Cambodian wrestlers recorded a total haul of 19 medals (three golds, three silvers and 13 bronzes) at the 2022 Southeast Asian Wrestling Championship, their biggest ever since first joining the regional tournament a few years back.[17]
References
[edit]- ^Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (August 2012)."Komeil Ghasemi Biography and Olympic Results".Olympics.Sports Reference. Archived fromthe originalon 2020-04-18.Retrieved3 November2019.
- ^Lloyd, Owen (19 September 2022)."Iranian wrestler Ghasemi finally receives London 2012 gold medal".Inside the Games.Retrieved26 September2022.
- ^"IOC Determines Taymazov Fails London Re-Test".United World Wrestling.26 July 2019.Retrieved24 September2019.
- ^"ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP - TASHKENT 2011"(PDF).International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles.May 2011. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 24 September 2015.Retrieved11 August2012.
- ^"کمیل قاسمی: میخواستم بعد از طلای المپیک خداحافظی کنم".mashreghnews.ir.Retrieved2 July2020.
- ^"Komeil Ghasemi".Athletes.London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.August 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 8 December 2012.Retrieved11 August2012.
- ^"Iran wins Freestyle Wrestling World Cup".Tehran Times Volume. 11652 22 Feb 2013.Archived fromthe originalon 26 February 2013.Retrieved22 February2013.
- ^"Asian Senior Championship - New Delhi (IND)"(PDF).International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles.April 2014. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 24 September 2015.Retrieved23 April2014.
- ^"Iran's Komeil Ghasemi wins silver in World Wrestling Championships".Tehran Times.9 September 2014.
- ^"Senior Asian Championship 2015 - Doha (QAT)"(PDF).United World Wrestling.May 2015.Retrieved13 May2015.
- ^"Taha Akgul Beats Komeil Ghasemi for 125kg Wrestling Gold".WNBC.20 August 2016.Retrieved9 December2021.
- ^Feiz, Ali (1 July 2019)."Three Yazdani's Win Iran Freestyle Team Trials, Ghasemi Retires".United World Wrestling.Retrieved3 November2019.
- ^"خداحافظی دراماتیک؛گریه سنگین وزن دلنازک".Varzesh3(in Persian).Retrieved23 August2020.
- ^"دلیل خداحافظی کمیل قاسمی مشخص شد"(in Persian). rasadvarzeshi.Retrieved6 October2020.
- ^"Komeil GHASEMI - Olympic | Islamic Republic of Iran".International Olympic Committee.2021.Retrieved12 April2021.
- ^"Cambodia hosts educational activities in lead up to Southeast Asian Championships".29 March 2023.United World Wrestling.16 January 2023.Retrieved29 March2023.
- ^Senase, Jose Rodriguez T. (3 January 2023)."Iranian coach sees 'bright future' for Cambodian wrestling".Khmer Times.Retrieved29 March2023.
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