Abbas Jadidi [SEP] place of birth
Abbas Jadidi
Abbas Jadidi (, born January 13, 1969, in Tehran) is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Freestyle Heavyweight (90–100 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics, losing to Kurt Angle and winning the silver medal. He was elected as a member of Tehran City Council in 2013 local elections.
Achievements.
- Olympic Silver 1996 Atlanta
- World Champion 1998
- World Bronze 1995, 1999
- World Cup Champion 1998
- Asian Champion 1993, 1996, 1998
squad in the men's super heavyweight class (130 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Nearly six months earlier, he beat Poland's Tomasz Szewczyk in a consolation match to round off the podium for the bronze and a ticket to the Games at the third pre-Olympic tournament in Mexico City, Mexico. Topalidis lost two straight matches each to Iran's eventual fourth-place finalist Abbas Jadidi (1–9) and Georgia's Alex Modebadze (0–5), wrapping up his maiden Games to last place in the