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Abbas Jadidi

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Abbas Jadidi (Persian: عباس جدیدی; born 13 January 1969) is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Freestyle Heavyweight (90–100 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics, losing to Kurt Angle and winning the silver medal. He won the 1993 FILA World Wrestling Championships, but later tested positive for a banned substance. He was stripped of the title and suspended from competing for two years for doping. He was elected as a member of Tehran City Council in 2013 local elections. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Abbas Jadidi is the 579th most popular wrestler, the 510th most popular biography from Iran and the 5th most popular Iranian Wrestler.

Abbas Jadidi, born in 1969, is most famous for being an accomplished Iranian wrestler who competed in the Greco-Roman style. He gained recognition for winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Abbas Jadidi ranks 579 out of 1,027. Before him are Kacy Catanzaro, Alexa Bliss, Dax Harwood, Yuan Hua, Bratan Tsenov, and Daria Bilodid. After him are Jung Ji-hyun, Tommy Dreamer, Tang Lin, Zhan Beleniuk, Rovshan Bayramov, and Demian Maia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Abbas Jadidi ranks 830. Before him are Neil Strauss, Paola Pezzo, Max Papis, Véronique Gens, Andrea Collinelli, and Laurent Aïello. After him are Mietta, Judson Mills, Robin Weigert, Rebecca Walker, Horst Siegl, and Martín López-Zubero.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Abbas Jadidi ranks 510 out of 631. Before him are Alireza Firouzja (2003), Babak Zanjani (1974), Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan (null), Helly Luv (1988), Karim Ansarifard (1990), and Atousa Pourkashiyan (1988). After him are Masoud Shojaei (1984), Andranik Teymourian (1983), Abdolmalek Rigi (1979), Rasoul Khadem (1972), Parvin Ardalan (1967), and Laleh (1982).

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Among WRESTLERS In Iran

Among wrestlers born in Iran, Abbas Jadidi ranks 5. Before him are The Iron Sheik (1942), Gholamreza Takhti (1930), Emam-Ali Habibi (1931), and Matt Ghaffari (1961). After him are Rasoul Khadem (1972), Saeid Mollaei (1992), Hassan Yazdani (1994), Askari Mohammadian (1963), Amir Reza Khadem (1970), Alireza Dabir (1977), and Alireza Heidari (1976).

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