Alireza Soleimani

{{Short description|Iranian wrestler (1956–2014)}}

{{For|the weightlifter|Alireza Soleimani (weightlifter)}}

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| birth_date = 2 February 1956

| birth_place = Tehran, Iran

| death_date = 21 May 2014 (aged 58)

| death_place = Tehran, Iran

| height = 190 cm

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| sport = Freestyle wrestling, varzesh-e bastani

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| nationals = Pahlevan of Iran (6):
1358, 1361, 1362, 1364, 1365, 1369

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1989 Martigny|130 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1986 Seoul | 130 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1981 Lahore|+100 kg}}

{{MedalGold|1983 Tehran|130 kg}}

{{MedalGold|1987 Mumbai|130 kg}}

{{MedalGold|1989 Oarai|130 kg}}

{{MedalGold|1991 New Delhi|130 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|1979 Jalandhar|+100 kg}}

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Alireza Soleimani Karbalaei ({{langx|fa| علیرضا سلیمانی کربلایی}}, 2 February 1956 – 21 May 2014) was an Iranian heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He was the first Iranian to win the world superheavyweight title, which he achieved in 1989. He served as the flag bearer for Iran at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he placed sixth.

Besides freestyle wrestling, Soleimani was a champion in varzesh-e bastani and won the Pahlevan of Iran title and armband in pahlevani traditional wrestling six times.