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 (he lost 3-1 to American wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter Kevin Jackson, who went on to win gold) and a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was also the 1994 and 1995 world champion and the 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Asian champion. He was trained by his father Mohammad Khadem, and he is the brother of Amir Reza Khadem and Ebrahim Khadem.
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Member of City Council of Tehran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 29 April 2003 – 3 September 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Rasoul Khadem Azghadi (1972-03-18) 18 March 1972 (age 50) Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Independent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Grand Coalition of Principlists (2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Relatives | Amir Reza Khadem (brother) Ebrahim Khadem (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was the president of Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation from January 4, 2014, to November 3, 2018. He was also the technical director of Iran's wrestling national teams and head coach of Iran's freestyle wrestling national team from January 2012 to 2018. In addition, he was elected as executive board member of National Olympic Committee of Iran on January 20, 2014, and served until January 2018.[citation needed]
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World Champions in freestyle light heavyweight (92 kg) | |
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Asian Games Wrestling Champions in Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight | |
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Olympic medalists for Iran | |
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