Iran's Strongest Man
{{Short description|Annual strongman competition in Iran}}
{{Expand Persian|مردان_آهنین|topic=sport|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox sport tournament
|image =
|caption =
|location = Iran
|establishment = {{Start date and age|1998}}
|host = {{Plain list|
- Mohammadreza Fattah Hosseini
- Reza Javdani
- Javad Molania
- Mohammad-Amin Nabiollahi
- Aliram Nouraee }}
|broadcast=IRIB TV3
|number = 14
|format = Multi-event competition
|website =
|current = 2025 Iran's Strongest Man
|current_champion = Reza Gheitasi
}}
Iran's Strongest Man ({{langx|fa|قویترین مرد ایران}}), also called Mardān-e Āhanin; Persian: {{lang|fa|مردان آهنین}}), is the only televised annual strongman event in Iran, airs on Channel 3.
Mohammadreza Fattah Hosseini, Reza Javdani, and Mohammad-Amin Nabiollahi have been the hosts of programme so far. Faramarz Khodnegah is the official referee, assisted at times by Mehdi Fatemi (2005–2006), Mehrab Fatemi (2007–2009), and Ali Dadashi (2010).[http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html Mardan Ahanin (Iran's Strongest Man)] After six years of absence, the 12th period of the event takes place on Nowruz 2018.{{Cite web |url=http://tv3.ir/news/details/3711 |title=Mardan Ahanin returning in 2018 |access-date=2018-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231144010/http://tv3.ir/news/details/3711 |archive-date=2018-12-31 |url-status=dead }}
Final results
| class="wikitable" |
| width=25|Year
! width=|Place ! width=|Winner ! width=|Runner-up ! width=|Third ! width=|Fourth ! width=|Fifth ! width=|Sixth ! width=|Seventh ! width=|Eighth |
|---|
| align="center" |1998
|align="center" |Tehran |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Mehrab Fatemi |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Hamid Soltan |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Mehdi Mirdavoudi |align="center" |Mehdi Fatemi |align="center" |Farhad Panahi |align="center" |Akbar Ghamgin |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |
| align="center" |2001
|align="center" |Boroujerd |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Mehrab Fatemi |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Mojtaba Maleki |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Majid Talkhabi |align="center" |Mehdi Fatemi |align="center" |Ali Dadashi |align="center" |Reza Golmohammadi |align="center" |Hossein Fatemi |align="center" |Hossein Bejani |
| align="center" |2004
|align="center" |Tehran |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Reza Gharaei |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Mojtaba Maleki |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Rouhollah Dadashi |align="center" |Amir Gharaei |align="center" |Mehdi Mirdavoudi |align="center" |Majid Dejbarar |align="center" |Mehdi Bagheri |align="center" |Mehdi Pashaei |
| align="center" |2005
|align="center" |Kish |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Mehrab Fatemi |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Mojtaba Maleki |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Hossein Fatemi |align="center" |Majid Talkhabi |align="center" |Karim Taleshi |align="center" |Mehdi Bagheri |align="center" |Ali Esmaeili |align="center" |M. Mohammadi |
| align="center" |2006
|align="center" |Bandar Abbas |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Mehrab Fatemi |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Ali Esmaeili |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Hossein Fatemi |align="center" |Aidin Khataei |align="center" |Hamid Gharaei |align="center" |M. Mohammadi |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |
| align="center" |2007
|align="center" |Bam |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Reza Gharaei |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Farzad Mousakhani |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Ali Esmaeili |align="center" |Rouhollah Dadashi |align="center" |Hamid Gharaei |align="center" |M. Mohammadi |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |
| align="center" |2008
|align="center" |Chabahar |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Reza Gharaei |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Hassan Ebadi |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Rouhollah Dadashi |align="center" |Ali Esmaeili |align="center" |M. Mohammadi |align="center" |Hamid Gharaei |align="center" |Amir Gharaei |align="center" |Javad Maafi |
| align="center" |2009
|align="center" |Bam |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Rouhollah Dadashi |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Moslem Darabi |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Ali Esmaeili |align="center" |M. Mohammadi |align="center" |Mehrdad Bajelan |align="center" |Hamed Amiri |align="center" |Hamid Gharaei |align="center" |Mehdi Norouzi |
| align="center" |2010
|align="center" |Tehran |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Rouhollah Dadashi |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Moslem Darabi |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Mehrdad Bajelan |align="center" |M. Mohammadi |align="center" |Mohsen Akhoundi |align="center" |Alireza Gharaei |align="center" |Mehrab Fatemi |align="center" |Ali Esmaeili |
| align="center" |2011
|align="center" |Gheshm |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Moslem Darabi |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Ali Esmaeili |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Kamal Sharifi |align="center" |Karim Taleshi |align="center" |Nemat Jalali |align="center" |Mohsen Akhoundi |align="center" |Saeed B. Kazemi |{{N/A}} |
| align="center" |2012
|align="center" |Kish |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Moslem Darabi |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Nemat Jalali |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Hamed Haghzareh |align="center" |Mohsen Masnabadi |align="center" |Mehrdad Bajelan |align="center" |Bahram Akbari |align="center" |Farshid Hemmati |{{N/A}} |
| align="center" |2018
|align="center" |Tehran |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Mohammad Ezzatpour |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Peiman Maheripour |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Mohsen Masnabadi |align="center" |Mohammadreza Tazeroo |align="center" |Ali Nokani |align="center" |Sirvan Soleymani |align="center" |Hassan H. Aghaei |align="center" |Faramarz Rahmani |
| align="center" |2024
|align="center" |Kish |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Reza Gheitasi |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|AliAkbar Jafari |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Ali Fazeli |align="center" |Mohammadreza Tazeroo |align="center" |Amir Sohrabi |align="center" |Malek Jafari |align="center" |Milad AbbasAbadi |align="center" |Mohsen Masnabadi |
| 2025
|align="center" |Kish |align="center" style="background:#FFD700;"|Reza Gheitasi |align="center" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Ali Fazeli |align="center" style="background:#CD7F32;"|Malek Jafari |align="center" |Mohammadreza Tazeroo |align="center" |Hossein Hosseinzadeh |align="center" |Behrouz Iranshahi |align="center" |Hosein Vakili |align="center" |Sajjad Soltani nejhad |
Fair-play award winner
| class="wikitable" |
| width=25|Year
! width=85|Place ! width=220|Fair-play Winner |
|---|
| align="center" |1998
|align="center" |Tehran |align="center" |Kazem Sad |
| align="center" |2001
|align="center" |Boroujerd |align="center" |Mansour Rostamzadeh |
| align="center" |2004
|align="center" |Tehran |align="center" |Ahmed Afshar |
| align="center" |2005
|align="center" |Kish |align="center" |Rahim Asgari and Mehdi Bagheri |
| align="center" |2006
|align="center" |Bandar Abbas |align="center" |Ali Dadashi and Siavash Barfan |
| align="center" |2007
|align="center" |Bam |align="center" |Mehdi Bagheri |
| align="center" |2008
|align="center" |Chabahar |align="center" |Kamal Sharifi |
| align="center" |2009
|align="center" |Bam |align="center" |Hasan Aliyar and Siavash Barfan |
| align="center" |2010
|align="center" |Tehran |align="center" |Ghiyath Ahmadi and Hossein Rasouli |
| align="center" |2011
|align="center" |Qeshm |align="center" |Amirhossein Yavari |
| align="center" |2012
|align="center" |Kish |align="center" |Nemat Jalali |
| align="center" |2018
|align="center" |Tehran |align="center" |N/A |
| align="center" |2024
|align="center" |Kish |align="center" |Reza Gheitasi / Ahmad Reza Masnabadi |
| align="center" |2025
|align="center" |Kish |align="center" |Matin Ali Mohammadi |
Records
- Most championship:
:Mehrab Fatemi (4 times)
:Reza Gharaei (3 times)
- Most second place:
:Mojtaba Maleki (3 times)
: Ali Esmaili and Moslem Darabi (2 times)
- Most third place:
:Rouhollah Dadashi, Ali Esmaili and Hossein Fatemi (2 times)
- Most appearances in the finals:
:Ali Esmaili (7 times)
:Mohammad Mohammadi (6 times)
:Mehrab Fatemi and Rouhollah Dadashi (5 times)
- Most consecutive championships:
:Mehrab Fatemi, Reza Gharaei, Rouhollah Dadashi , Moslem Darabi and Reza Gheitasi (2 times)
See also
References
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{{IRIB programming}}
Category:Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting original programming
Category:National strongmen competitions
Category:2000s Iranian television series
Category:1998 Iranian television series debuts
Category:1990s Iranian television series
Category:2010s Iranian television series
Category:Persian-language television shows