Behrouz Jamshidi

Behrouz Jamshidi (Persian: بهروز جمشيدی; born August 23, 1972, in (Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province) is a retired amateur Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category.[1] On January 3, 2000, the International Federation of Associated Wrestling (FILA) ordered him a two-year suspension from competition for testing positive for doping.

Behrouz Jamshidi
Personal information
Full nameBehrouz Jamshidi
NationalityIranian
Born (1972-08-23) 23 August 1972
Izeh, Iran
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubWrestling Club Takhti
CoachKahide,Babak Vali Mohammadi
Medal record
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place1995 Manil82 kg
Bronze medal – third place1997 Tehran85 kg

Biography

He finished fourth in the 85-kg division at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, and later represented his nation Iran, as a 31-year-old, at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Jamshidi also trained for Wrestling Club Takhti in Izhe suburb, under his personal coach Vali Mohammadi Babak.

Jamshidi participated at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships in Athens, Greece, where he took home the bronze medal in the 85-kg division.

On January 3, 2000, the International Federation of Associated Wrestling (FILA) stripped Jamshidi of his medal, and ordered him a two-year suspension, for testing positive on doping; as a result he could not compete at the Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] When his suspension expired in September 2001, Jamshidi returned to wrestling and competed in several international tournaments, including the World and Asian Championships, but achieved mediocre results and left empty-handed.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Jamshidi qualified for the Iranian squad on his official Olympic status in the men's 84 kg class. Earlier in the process, he finished first and received a berth from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro.[3] Jamshidi lost his opening match to Greece's Dimitrios Avramis with a 1–3 decision much to the massive cheer from the home crowd inside Ano Liossa Olympic Hall, but eventually edged Norway's Fritz Aanes in a three-point overtime decision in the second round. Finishing the pool in second place and ninth overall, Jamshidi's performance was not enough to put him further into the quarterfinals.[4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Behrouz Jamshidi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. Abbott, Gary (3 January 2000). "USA gains Olympic GR qualification at 85 kg due to positive doping test". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. Abbott, Gary (28 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 84 kg/185 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 84kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  5. "Baroev beats Barzi in semi, Monzon tames Ashkani in Olympics Greco-Roman wrestling". Payvand. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2014.


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