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Komeil Ghasemi

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Komeil Ghasemi (Persian: کمیل قاسمی, born 27 February 1988) is a retired Iranian wrestler who won a gold medal in the men's freestyle 120 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Ghasemi was awarded his Olympic gold medal after the two wrestlers ahead of him failed drug tests. Ghasemi is the most successful Iranian heavyweight wrestler at the Olympic Games. He also won a silver medal at the 2011 Asian Wrestling Championships in the 120 kg freestyle discipline. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Komeil Ghasemi is the 985th most popular wrestler (down from 756th in 2024), the 619th most popular biography from Iran (down from 571st in 2019) and the 16th most popular Iranian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Komeil Ghasemi ranks 985 out of 1,027Before him are Kanatbek Begaliev, Adam Cole, Iakob Kajaia, Johnny Gargano, Sun Yanan, and Carol Huynh. After him are Matt Morgan, Geidar Mamedaliyev, Solo Sikoa, Amiran Kardanov, Alex Wright, and Marwa Amri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Komeil Ghasemi ranks 1,047Before him are Maria Kryuchkova, Thaisa, Glenn Nyberg, Caiuby, Jalila Haider, and Guilherme Milhomem Gusmão. After him are Jordan Staal, Ross Bagley, Illya Kvasha, Anselmo Ramon, Jens Grahl, and Jun Aoyama.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Komeil Ghasemi ranks 613 out of 631After him are Saeid Marouf (1985), Sadaf Taherian (1988), Sohrab Moradi (1988), Amir Hossein Zare (2001), Sattar Hamedani (1974), Moharram Navidkia (1982), Ahmad Alenemeh (1982), Arian Moayed (1980), Rahman Ahmadi (1980), Ghasem Haddadifar (1983), Morad Mohammadi (1980), and Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (1986).

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Among WRESTLERS In Iran

Among wrestlers born in Iran, Komeil Ghasemi ranks 16Before him are Amir Reza Khadem (1970), Alireza Dabir (1977), Alireza Heidari (1976), Ghasem Rezaei (1985), Hamid Sourian (1985), and Alireza Rezaei (1976). After him are Amir Hossein Zare (2001), Morad Mohammadi (1980), Sabah Shariati (1989), Omid Norouzi (1986), Hassan Rahimi (1989), and Saeid Abdevali (1989).