WRESTLER
Rasoul Khadem
1972 - Today

Rasoul Khadem
Rasoul Khadem Azghadi (Persian: رسول خادم ازغدی, born March 18, 1972) is a former Iranian wrestler who has won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was also the 1994 and 1995 world champion and 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Asian champion. He was trained by his father Mohammad Khadem, and he is also the younger brother of Olympic wrestling bronze medalists Amir Reza Khadem and Ebrahim Khadem. He was the president of Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation from January 4, 2014, to November 3, 2018. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Rasoul Khadem is the 597th most popular wrestler (down from 435th in 2024), the 514th most popular biography from Iran (down from 503rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iranian Wrestler.
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Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Rasoul Khadem ranks 597 out of 1,027. Before him are Zhivko Vangelov, Gerhard Himmel, David Musulbes, Attila Repka, Ruben Houkes, and Armen Mkrtchyan. After him are Ashley Massaro, Ken Anderson, Antal Kovács, Ivan Tsonov, Jang Sung-ho, and Jason Jordan.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZhivko Vangelov
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 591
Gerhard Himmel
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 592
David Musulbes
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 593
Attila Repka
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 594
Ruben Houkes
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 595
Armen Mkrtchyan
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 596
Rasoul Khadem
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 597
Ashley Massaro
1979 - 2019
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 598
Ken Anderson
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 599
Antal Kovács
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 600
Ivan Tsonov
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 601
Jang Sung-ho
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 602
Jason Jordan
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 603
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Rasoul Khadem ranks 843. Before him are Nima Arkani-Hamed, David Musulbes, Božidar Jović, Joe Calzaghe, Derlis Gómez, and Norbert Rózsa. After him are Sergejs Žoltoks, Antal Kovács, Nicolette Krebitz, Viktoriya Tolstoganova, Matthew Birir, and Alexandra Timoshenko.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsNima Arkani-Hamed
PHYSICIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 837
David Musulbes
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 838
Božidar Jović
HANDBALL PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 839
Joe Calzaghe
BOXER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 840
Derlis Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 841
Norbert Rózsa
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 842
Rasoul Khadem
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 843
Sergejs Žoltoks
HOCKEY PLAYER
1972 - 2004
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 844
Antal Kovács
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 845
Nicolette Krebitz
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 846
Viktoriya Tolstoganova
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 847
Matthew Birir
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 848
Alexandra Timoshenko
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 849
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Rasoul Khadem ranks 514 out of 631. Before him are Karim Ansarifard (1990), Atousa Pourkashiyan (1988), Abbas Jadidi (1969), Masoud Shojaei (1984), Andranik Teymourian (1983), and Abdolmalek Rigi (1979). After him are Parvin Ardalan (1967), Laleh (1982), Saeid Mollaei (1992), Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (1972), Reyhaneh Jabbari (1988), and Mohammad Reza Golzar (1977).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsKarim Ansarifard
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 508
Atousa Pourkashiyan
CHESS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 509
Abbas Jadidi
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 510
Masoud Shojaei
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 511
Andranik Teymourian
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 512
Abdolmalek Rigi
POLITICIAN
1979 - 2010
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 513
Rasoul Khadem
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 514
Parvin Ardalan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 515
Laleh
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 516
Saeid Mollaei
WRESTLER
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 517
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 518
Reyhaneh Jabbari
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1988 - 2014
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 519
Mohammad Reza Golzar
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 520
Among WRESTLERS In Iran
Among wrestlers born in Iran, Rasoul Khadem ranks 6. Before him are The Iron Sheik (1942), Gholamreza Takhti (1930), Emam-Ali Habibi (1931), Matt Ghaffari (1961), and Abbas Jadidi (1969). After him are Saeid Mollaei (1992), Hassan Yazdani (1994), Askari Mohammadian (1963), Amir Reza Khadem (1970), Alireza Dabir (1977), and Alireza Heidari (1976).
The Iron Sheik
1942 - 2023
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 1
Gholamreza Takhti
1930 - 1968
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 2
Emam-Ali Habibi
1931 - 2025
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3
Matt Ghaffari
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 4
Abbas Jadidi
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 5
Rasoul Khadem
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 6
Saeid Mollaei
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 7
Hassan Yazdani
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 8
Askari Mohammadian
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 9
Amir Reza Khadem
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 10
Alireza Dabir
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 11
Alireza Heidari
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 12











































