Hassan Yazdani Charati (Persian: حسن یزدانی چراتی; born 26 December 1994) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler. Yazdani is an Olympic and World Champion in freestyle wrestling in two weight categories. He became Olympic champion in the 74kg category at the 2016 Summer Olympics after defeating Russian wrestler Aniuar Geduev in the final. The following year he became World Champion at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in the Men's freestyle 86 kg category. He won his second world title at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan and third at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Norway.

Hassan Yazdani
Hassan Yazdani at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Native nameحسن یزدانی چَراتی
Full nameHassan Yazdani Charati
Nickname(s)The Greatest
The Lion King
Born (1994-12-26) December 26, 1994 (age 29)
Juybar, Mazandaran, Iran[1]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportFreestyle wrestling
Turned pro2014
Coached byHemmat Moslemi
Mahmoud Esmaeilpour
Mohammad Talaei
Rasoul Khadem
Gholamreza Mohammadi
Pejman Dorostkar
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championships 3 3 1
Asian Games 2 0 0
Asian Championships 2 0 0
World Cup 3 0 0
World Junior Championships 1 0 0
Asian Junior Championships 1 0 0
World Cadet Championships 0 1 0
Asian Cadet Championships 0 0 1
Other 7 2 0
Total 20 8 2
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 86 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paris 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nur-Sultan 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oslo 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Las Vegas 70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Belgrade 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 86 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Los Angeles 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Los Angeles 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kermanshah 86 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 86 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bishkek 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty 86 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 86 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kermanshah 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Paris 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Almaty 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Russe 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Minsk 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Paris 74 kg

Career

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Yazdani celebrates after defeating Aniuar Geduev of Russia during the Men's 74kg Gold Medal Wrestling match of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.

Yazdani earned a gold medal at the 2014 Junior World Championships in the 66 kg division, by defeating his American opponent Aaron Pico in the final.[2] The following year, he placed second at the Senior World Championships, losing to Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov of Russia in the finals by a score of 10–3.

After bumping up to 74 kg. Yazdani claimed gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, defeating Aniuar Geduev 6–6 with criteria by scoring the final points.

After once again bumping up in weight, Yazdani won gold at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in the 86 kg division. He defeated former Olympic gold medalist Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan with a score of 11-0 and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Selim Yaşar of Turkey with the same score en route to becoming champion.

In July 2017, Yazdani won the Iran Freestyle Wrestling Nationals at 86 kg, defeating Alireza Karimi 5-0 on his path to victory. This gained him a place at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris. In 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, Hassan Yazdani participated in 86 kg. He became the champion with decisive wins, 4 out of 5 matches including the final with technical superiority. In the entire championship, Yazdani gave out only two points. Right after the matches, he stated that he "came to Paris for a decisive gold, with no ifs or buts".[3]

He lost to American David Taylor in the men's 86 kg final at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He then scored his first win against Taylor in the final of the men's 86 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships.

Yazdani won the final by walkover at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in the freestyle 86 kg category, against India's Deepak Punia, a wrestler that "idolises Yazdani".[4] Yazdani faced Punia next in the wrestling competition at the 2022 Asian Games – in the Men's freestyle 86 kg final, where Yazdani beat Punia 10-0 in a one-sided match.[5]

Yazdani won the silver medal in the men's 86 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6][7] He lost to his rival David Taylor in the final.

He again won the silver medal in the men's 86 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He lost to his arch-rival David Taylor for the fifth time, now trailing 1–5 in their head-to-head(with a controversial win because of challenge on yazdani's initial throw of 4 being reversed ).[8] He won the gold medal in the men's 86 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[9]

He won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 86 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10]

Achievements

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  • Olympic Games –   2016,   2020, 2024
  • World Championships –   2017, 2019, 2021   2015, 2022, 2023   2018
  • World Cup –   2015, 2016, 2017
  • World Junior Championship –   2014
  • Asian Junior Championship –   2014
  • World Cadet Championship –   2011
  • Asian Cadet Championship –   2011
  • Asian Games –   2018, 2022
  • Asian Championships –   2018, 2021
  • Islamic Solidarity Games –   2017
  • Takhti Cup –   2015
  • Dan Kolov Tournament –   2019
  • Paris Tournament –   2015,   2016
  • Aleksandr Medved Prizes –   2016

Senior career results

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Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
  Gold Medal at 86 kg
Win 128-8   Trent Hidlay (USA) 12-2 8 June 2024 2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament   Budapest
Win 127-8   Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ) 10-0
Win 126-8   Hayato Ishiguro (JPN) 12-2
Win 125-8   Ethan Ramos (PUR) 13-2
  Gold Medal at 86 kg
Win 124-8   Deepak Punia (IND) 10-0 7 October 2023 2022 Asian Games   Hangzhou
Win 123-8   Byambasürengiin Bat-Erdene (MGL) 10-0
Win 122-8   Döwletmyrat Orazgylyjow (TKM) 10-0
Win 121-8   Mukhammad Abdullaev (KGZ) 10-0
  Silver Medal at 86 kg[11]
Loss 120-8   David Taylor (USA) 3-9, Fall 17 September 2023 2023 World Championships   Belgrade, Serbia
Win 120-7   Javrail Shapiev (UZB) 10-0 16 September 2023
Win 119-7   Myles Amine (SMR) 7-2
Win 118-7   Byambasürengiin Bat-Erdene (MGL) 11-0
Win 117-7   Jayden Lawrence (AUS) 8-2, Fall
  Gold Medal at 86 kg
Win 116-7   Hayato Ishiguro (JPN) 13-2 1 February 2023 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open   Zagreb
Win 115-7   Mark Hall (USA) 10-0
Win 114-7   Abubakr Abakarov (AZE) 11-0
Win 113-7   Sebastian Jezierzanski (POL) 10-0
  Silver Medal at 86 kg
Loss 112-7   David Taylor (USA) 1-7 16 September 2022 2022 World Championships   Belgrade, Serbia
Win 112-6   Boris Makojev (SVK) 10-0 15 September 2022
Win 111-6   Sebastian Jezierzanski (POL) 11-0
Win 110-6   Ivan Ichizli (MDA) 10-0
  Gold Medal at 86 kg
Win 109-6   Boris Makojev (SVK) 11-0 5 June 2022 2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Cup   Almaty
Win 108-6   Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ) 12-1
Win 107-6   Fatih Erdin (TUR) 12-0
  Gold Medal at 86 kg
Win 106–6   David Taylor (USA) 6–2 3 October 2021 2021 World Championships   Oslo
Win 105–6 Artur Naifonov (RWF) 8–2 2 October 2021
Win 104–6   Ethan Ramos (PUR) 10–0
Win 103–6   Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ) 12–2
  Silver Medal at 86 kg
Loss 102–6   David Taylor (USA) 3–4 5 August 2021 2020 Summer Olympics   Tokyo
Win 102–5   Artur Naifonov (ROC) 7–1 4 August 2021
Win 101–5   Stefan Reichmuth (SUI) 12–1
Win 100–5   Javrail Shapiev (UZB) 11–2
  Gold Medal at 86 kg
Win 99–5   Deepak Punia (IND) 10–0 18 April 2021 2021 Asian Championships   Almaty
Win 98–5   Mustafa Abdul-Basit (IRQ) 10–0
Win 97–5   Hayato Ishiguro (JPN) 10–0
Winners at 86 kg
Win 96–5   Kamran Ghasempour (IRI) 5–2 9 March 2021 2020 Iran Olympic Trials   Tehran
1st Place (with Iran-Mall Club) at 86 kg
Win 95–5   Sajjad Gholami (IRI) 11–1 17 December 2020 2020 Iranian Premier League   Tehran
Win 94–5   Morteza Mirzaei (IRI) 10–0
Win 93–5   Arash Nayyerabadi (IRI) 11–0 10 December 2020
Win 92–5   Alireza Karimi (IRI) 10–0 9 December 2020
Win 91–5   Alireza Karimi (IRI) 13–0 6 October 2020
Winners at 86 kg
Win 90–5   Ahmad Bazrighaleh (IRI) 11–0 5 November 2020 2020 Iran World Team Trials   Tehran
4th Place (with #Ta Sabt Jahani Tous Club) at 86 kg[12]
Win 89–5   Reza Bayat (IRI) 10–0 22 November 2019 2019 Iranian Premier League   Tehran
Win 88–5   Ali Mojerloo (IRI) 11–1
Win 87–5   Hossein Shahbazi (IRI) (92 kg) 10–0 8 November 2019   Mashhad
Win 86–5   Mersad Marghzari (IRI) 10–0 7 November 2019
  Gold Medal at 86 kg[13]
Win   Deepak Punia (IND) Walkover 22 September 2019 2019 World Championships   Nur-Sultan
Win 85–5   Myles Amine (SMR) 11–0 21 September 2019
Win 84–5   Artur Naifonov (RUS) 4–2, Fall
Win 83–5   István Veréb (HUN) 9–2, Fall
Win 82–5   Jaime Espinal (PUR) 10–0
Winners at 86 kg[14]
Win 81–5   Kamran Ghasempour (IRI) 6–3 28 June 2019 2019 Iran World Team Trials   Tehran
  Gold Medal at 86 kg[15]
Win 80–5   Ali Shabanau (BLR) 16–5 3 March 2019 2019 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament   Ruse
Win 79–5   Boris Makojev (SVK) 11–1 2 March 2019
Win 78–5   Ruslan Abdulaev (RUS) 11–0
Win 77–5   Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ) 10–0
Win 76–5   Akhmed Magamaev (BUL) 10–0
Win 75–5   Domenic Abounader (LBN) 11–0
  Bronze Medal at 86 kg[16]
Win 74–5   Dauren Kurugliev (RUS) 11–5 21 October 2018 2018 World Championships   Budapest
Win 73–5   Yurieski Torreblanca (CUB) 10–0
Win 72–5   Hajy Rajabau (BLR) 10–0
Loss 71–5   David Taylor (USA) 6–11 20 October 2018
  Gold Medal at 86 kg[17]
Win 71–4   Domenic Abounader (LBN) 10–0 19 August 2018 2018 Asian Games   Jakarta
Win 70–4   Orgodolyn Üitümen (MGL) 12–2
Win 69–4   Pawan Kumar (IND) 11–0
Win 68–4   Fahriansyah (INA) 10–0
Winners at 86 kg
Win 67–4   Kamran Ghasempour (IRI) 8–2 10 May 2018 2018 Iran World Team Trials   Tehran
Win 66–4   Hamed Ashegh Hoseini (IRI) 13–0
Win 65–4   Ahmad Bazrighaleh (IRI) 8–0
  Gold Medal at 86 kg[18]
Win 64–4   Orgodolyn Üitümen (MGL) 10–0 4 March 2018 2018 Asian Championships   Bishkek
Win 63–4   Javrail Shapiev (UZB) 13–0
Win 62–4   Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ) 12–2
  Gold Medal at 86 kg[19]
Win 61–4   Boris Makojev (SVK) 10–0 25 August 2017 2017 World Championships   Paris
Win 60–4   Vladislav Valiev (RUS) 4–0
Win 59–4   Aleksandr Qostiyev (AZE) 10–0
Win 58–4   Piotr Ianulov (MDA) 10–0
Win 57–4   Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ) 12–2
Winners at 86 kg[20]
Win 56–4   Ezzatollah Akbari (IRI) 12–2 7 July 2017 2017 Iran World Team Trials   Tehran
Win   Mohammad Javad Ebrahimi (IRI) Walkover
Win 55–4   Alireza Karimi (IRI) 5–0
Win 54–4   Ezzatollah Akbari (IRI) 11–0
Win 53–4   Esmaeil Mahmoudi (IRI) 10–0
Win 52–4   Hanif Bagherzadeh (IRI) 10–0
  Gold Medal at 86 kg[21]
Win 51–4   Selim Yaşar (TUR) 11–0 20 May 2017 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games   Baku
Win 50–4   Sharif Sharifov (AZE) 11–0
Win 49–4   Bakhodur Kadirov (TJK) 10–0
  Gold Medal (with Iran) at 86 kg[22]
Loss 48–4   David Taylor (USA) 4–8, Fall 17 February 2017 2017 World Cup   Kermanshah
Win 48–3   Pürevjavyn Önörbat (MGL) 11–2
Win 47–3   Serdar Böke (TUR) 11–1 16 February 2017
  Gold Medal at 74 kg[23]
Win 46–3   Aniuar Geduev (RUS) 6–6 19 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics   Rio de Janeiro
Win 45–3   Galymzhan Usserbayev (KAZ) 10–0
Win 44–3   Soner Demirtaş (TUR) 7–0
Win 43–3   Asnage Castelly (HAI) 10–0
  Gold Medal (with Iran) at 74 kg[24]
Win 42–3   Khetag Tsabolov (RUS) 14–4 12 June 2016 2016 World Cup   Los Angeles
Win 41–3   Alex Dieringer (USA) 10–0
Win 40–3   Parveen Rana (IND) 12–2 11 June 2016
Win 39–3   Ashraf Aliyev (AZE) 9–5
Winners at 74 kg[25]
Win 38–3   Mostafa Hosseinkhani (IRI) 2–0 15 April 2016 2016 Iran Olympic Trials   Tehran
Win 37–3   Mostafa Hosseinkhani (IRI) 5–1
  Silver Medal at 74 kg[26]
Loss 36–3   Khetag Tsabolov (RUS) 2–2, Fall 18 February 2016 2016 Aleksandr Medved's Prizes   Minsk
Win 36–2   Arsalan Budazhapov (RUS) 8–1
Win 35–2   Soner Demirtaş (TUR) 12–2
Win 34–2   Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (UZB) 10–5
Win 33–2   Tajudin Akaev (RUS) 10–4
Win 32–2   Martin Obst (GER) 10–0
  Silver Medal at 74 kg[27]
Loss 31–2   Ali Shabanau (BLR) 6–6 30 January 2016 2016 Paris Tournament   Paris
Win 31–1   Alireza Ghasemi (IRI) 8–0
Win 30–1   Alberto Martínez (ESP) 10–0, Fall
Win 29–1   Chris Perry (USA) 9–4
  Silver Medal at 70 kg[11]
Loss 28–1   Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov (RUS) 3–10 12 September 2015 2015 World Championships   Las Vegas
Win 28–0   James Green (USA) 9–4
Win 27–0   Davit Tlashadze (GEO) 6–0, Fall
Win 26–0   Miroslav Kirov (BUL) 6–1, Fall
Win 25–0   Jung Young-ho (KOR) 16–4
Winners at 70 kg[28]
Win   Mehdi Taghavi (IRI) Walkover 12 June 2015 2015 Iran World Team Trials   Mashhad
Win 24–0   Mehdi Taghavi (IRI) 6–4
Win 23–0   Iman Rahmanizadeh (IRI) 10–0 11 June 2015
Win 22–0   Masoud Kamarvand (IRI) 11–0
Win 21–0   Morteza Goudarzi (IRI) 10–0
  Gold Medal (with Iran) at 70 kg[29]
Win 20–0   Nick Marable (USA) 3–1 12 April 2015 2015 World Cup   Los Angeles
Win 19–0   Ruslan Dibirgadjiyev (AZE) 10–8
Win 18–0   Zhan Safian (BLR) 12–1 11 April 2015
  Gold Medal at 70 kg[30]
Win 17–0   Iman Rahmanizadeh (IRI) 11–0 13 February 2015 2015 Takhti Cup   Kermanshah
Win 16–0   Alexander Jachvadze (GEO) 8–2, Fall
Win 15–0   Abbas Yazdani (IRI) 11–0
Win 14–0   Kamran Yunusov (AZE) 13–2
  Gold Medal at 70 kg[31]
Win 13–0   Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (POL) 8–0 1 February 2015 2015 Paris Grand Prix   Paris
Win 12–0   Adam Hall (USA) 11–0
Win 11–0   Giorgi Jikuri (GEO) 13–2
Win 10–0   Arkadiusz Szeja (POL) 2–0, Fall
5th Place (with Kefayati Club) at 70 kg[32]
Win 9–0   Gantulgyn Iderkhüü (MGL) 11–1, Fall 28 November 2014 2014 World Clubs Cup   Jouybar
Win 8–0   Morteza Goudarzi (IRI) 11–0, Fall
Win 7–0   Andy Moreno (CUB) 10–0 27 November 2014
Win 6–0   Cédric Nimpagaritse (BDI) 10–0
4th Place (with Gaz Mazandaran Club) at 70 kg[33]
Win 5–0   Khetag Tsabolov (RUS) 19–10 31 October 2014 2014 Iranian Premier League   Hamedan
Win 4–0   Mostafa Sheikh-Chalandar (IRI) 14–3, Fall 30 October 2014
Win 3–0   Nima Elahi (IRI) 11–0
Win 2–0   Masoud Kamarvand (IRI) 4–2
Win 1–0   Hamid Reza Zarinpeikar (IRI) 7–0

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