Ali Arsalan

Ali Arsalan (Persian: علی ارسلان, Serbian Cyrillic: Али Арсалан, born 8 May 1995) is an Iranian-born naturalized Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[1] He represented Iran until December 2021.^[2]

Ali Arsalan

Personal information
Native name	علی ارسلان
Birth name	Farbod Arsalan
Full name	Ali Arsalan
Nationality	Iran
Born	8 May 1995 (1995-05-08) (age 29) Amol, Mazandaran, Iran
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country	Serbia (2022–present)  Iran (2011–2021)
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	72 kg
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	Takhti Amol Fooladin Zob Amol RK Spartak
Coached by	Hassan Hosseinzadeh Ghasem Rezaei Amir Hossein Hosseini
Achievements and titles
World finals	(2022) (2023)
Regional finals	(2017) (2022)
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Serbia World Championships 2022 Belgrade 72 kg 2023 Belgrade 72 kg European Championships 2022 Budapest 72 kg Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 72 kg 2021 Plovdiv 72 kg Representing  Iran World Cup 2017 Abadan 66 kg Asian Championships 2017 New Delhi 66 kg Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament 2021 Plovdiv 72 kg World Juniors Championships 2015 Salvador da Bahia 66 kg Asian Juniors Championships 2015 Naypyidaw 66 kg 2014 Ulaanbaatar 60 kg Asian Cadets Championships 2012 Bishkek 54 kg 2011 Bangkok 50 kg

He won one of the bronze medals in the 72 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.^[3][4]

Career

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 66 kg event at the 2015 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.^[5] He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 66 kg event at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.^[6][7]

He won the gold medal in the men's 72 kg at the 2021 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and the 2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.^[8]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2014	Asian Junior Championships	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	1st	Greco-Roman 60 kg
2015	Asian Junior Championships	Naypyidaw, Myanmar	1st	Greco-Roman 66 kg
2017	Asian Championships	New Delhi, India	3rd	Greco-Roman 66 kg
	World Cup	Abadan, Iran	3rd	Greco-Roman 66 kg
2022	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	Greco-Roman 72 kg
	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	Greco-Roman 72 kg
2023	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	Greco-Roman 72 kg

References

1. Shefferd, Neil (11 September 2022). "Hosts Serbia take two golds on opening day of finals at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
2. Brennan, Eliott (25 April 2022). "Olympic karate champion Ganjzadeh criticises Iran's sporting policy on Israel". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
3. Pavitt, Michael (3 April 2022). "Turkish wrestlers earn Greco-Roman titles as European Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
4. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
5. "2015 World Junior Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
6. Etchells, Daniel (10 May 2017). "Iran's Taherisartang wins third title at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
7. "2017 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2018.
8. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

External links

• Ali Arsalan on Instagram

• Ali Arsalan at the International Wrestling Database