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Matt Ghaffari

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Siamak "Matt" Ghaffari ( gə-FAR-ee; Persian: سیامک غفاری, Persian pronunciation: [siːɒːmæk-e ɢæˈffɒːɾiː]; born November 11, 1961, in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran) is an Iranian-born American Greco-Roman wrestler, MMA Fighter and professional wrestler. Ghaffari was a two-time USA Olympic team member, obtaining a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games. Ghaffari finished his career with the most Greco-Roman World and Olympic medals by a United States wrestler. Ghaffari is considered the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler in American history, and is regarded as the standard for Greco-Roman wrestling in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Matt Ghaffari is the 369th most popular wrestler (down from 251st in 2024), the 447th most popular biography from Iran (down from 438th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Iranian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Matt Ghaffari ranks 369 out of 1,027. Before him are John Smith, Adam Saitiev, Danny Hodge, Fandango, Greg Valentine, and Brie Bella. After him are Choi Min-ho, Miriam Blasco, Dean Malenko, Neville, Frank Andersson, and Alexander Munro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Matt Ghaffari ranks 552. Before him are Tetsuya Totsuka, Hiro Yamamoto, Jim Hanks, Mauro Galvão, Anthony McCarten, and Timothy Geithner. After him are Frédéric Antonetti, Aleksandr Kurlovich, John Hillcoat, David Thompson, Noriyuki Abe, and Brad Wright.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Matt Ghaffari ranks 447 out of 631. Before him are Iraj Danaeifard (1951), Mehdi Mahdavikia (1977), Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani (1967), Shahab Hosseini (1974), Razi Mousavi (1962), and Amir Ghalenoei (1963). After him are Azam Ali (1970), Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950), Kayhan Kalhor (1963), Mostafa Zamani (1982), Ali Karimi (1978), and Hossein Alizadeh (1951).

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Among WRESTLERS In Iran

Among wrestlers born in Iran, Matt Ghaffari ranks 4. Before him are The Iron Sheik (1942), Gholamreza Takhti (1930), and Emam-Ali Habibi (1931). After him are Abbas Jadidi (1969), Rasoul Khadem (1972), Saeid Mollaei (1992), Hassan Yazdani (1994), Askari Mohammadian (1963), Amir Reza Khadem (1970), Alireza Dabir (1977), and Alireza Heidari (1976).

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