Fardin Hedayati

{{short description|Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler}}

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The Monster on Mat

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| weight = 130 kg

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| club = Fooladin Zob Amol

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| coaching = Ghasem Rezaei
Hamid Bavafa
Hassan Hosseinzadeh

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{{MedalGold|2025 Amman|130 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Antalya|130 kg}}

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{{MedalGold|2024 Zagreb|130 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2024 Budapest|130 kg}}

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{{Medal|Gold| 2024 Tirana | 130 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Junior Championships }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2023 Amman | 130 kg }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2022 Sofia | 130 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Asian Junior Championship }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2022 Manama | 130 kg }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2023 Amman | 130 kg }}

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Fardin Hedayati ({{langx|fa|فردین هدایتی}}, born 12 May 2004) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 130 kg division.{{Cite web|url=https://uww.org/athletes-results/fardin-shaban-hedayati-76325-profile|title=Fardin Hedayati profile page|website=uww.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2023/08/20/2943844/fardin-hedayati-eyes-gold-at-2024-paris|title=Fardin Hedayati Eyes Gold at 2024 Paris - Sports news|website=Tasnim News Agency}}{{Cite web|url=https://newspaper.irandaily.ir/7369/6/4450|title=Iran wins Greco-Roman title, completes quadruple of youth crowns|website=newspaper.irandaily.ir}}

Career

He won the gold medal in the 130{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2023 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Amman, Jordan and won gold medal in the 2024 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania.{{Cite web|url=https://uww.org/article/iran-georgia-azerbaijan-send-talented-stars-u20-worlds|title=Iran, Georgia, Azerbaijan send talented stars for U20 Worlds|website=United World Wrestling}}{{Cite web|url=https://eng.belta.by/partner_news/view/iran-greco-roman-wrestling-team-becomes-champion-at-u20-world-competitions-161155-2023/|title=Iran Greco-Roman wrestling team becomes champion at U20 World Competitions / Belta}}{{Cite web|url=http://iranpress.com/aliaspage/228589|title=Iranian wrestlers advance to finals at U20 World Championships|website=iranpress.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1140095/neutrals-star-world-u20-wrestling-champs|title=Neutrals star at World U20 Wrestling Championships after relocation|date=August 20, 2023|website=www.insidethegames.biz}}{{Cite web|url=https://trendingnowshipping.caboodleai.net/article/45022/iran-under20-gercoroman-wrestlers-bag-5-medals|title=Iran under-20 Gerco-Roman wrestlers bag 5 medals|date=July 15, 2023|website=Trending Now Shipping}}[https://uww.org/event/u23-world-championships-0/results U23 World Championships 2024 wrestling results]

He won the final of the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan, in the first round against Kyrgyz Erlan Manatbekov 8-0, in the quarterfinals against Chinese Jiang Wenhao 8-0 and in the semifinals against Japanese Yuta Nara 9-0 with technical superiority. He became the Asian champion by defeating Kazakh Alimkhan Syzdykov 7-0 in the final match.{{cite news |title=GR- 130 kg |url=https://arena.uww.org/weight-category/show/1eff3fe8-b6fd-6a78-918a-6dc0a9434d82/bracket/print |access-date=24 March 2025 |work=United World Wrestling}}

Achievements

=World=

  • Tirana Albania – {{Gold1}} 2024
  • Amman Jordan – {{Gold1}} 2023
  • Sofia Bulgaria – {{Silver2}} 2022

=Asia=

  • Amman Jordan – {{Gold1}} 2025
  • Amman Jordan – {{Gold1}} 2023
  • Manama Bahrain – {{Gold1}} 2022

=International Tournament=

  • Grand Prix Zagreb Open – {{Gold1}} 2024
  • Victory Cup, Antalya Turkey – {{Gold1}} 2023
  • Benur Pashayan Championship, Yerevan Armenia – {{Gold1}} 2023
  • Ranking Series Event, Budapest Hungary – {{Gold1}} 2023

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