Sabah Shariati

Sabah Shariati
Personal information
Native nameصباح شریعتی
Full nameSabah Saleh Shariati
NationalityIranian/Azerbaijan
Born (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989 (age 35)
Sanandaj, Iran
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 130 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 130 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk 130 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 130 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tehran Team

Sabah Saleh Shariati (Persian: صباح شریعتی, Azerbaijani: Sabah Saleh oğlu Şəriəti; born 1 January 1989 in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran) is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He won bronze in the 2016 Rio Olympics, losing to eventual silver medalist and 4 time world champion Riza Kayaalp of Turkey.

He competed in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[2]

He lost his bronze medal match in the 130 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3]

He was given a hero send off by Amin Mirzazadeh of Iran after losing his bronze medal bout in 2024 Paris Olympics.

  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  2. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.