Rasoul Khadem

Rasoul Khadem

Rasul Khadem in 2013
Personal information
Native name رسول خادم
Full name Rasul Khadem Azghadi
Nationality Iranian
Born (1972-03-18) March 18, 1972
Mashhad, Iran
Sport
Country Iran
Sport Sport wrestling

Rasul Khadem Azghadi (Persian: رسول خادم ازغدی, born March 18, 1972 in Mashhad) is an Iranian wrestler who has won a Bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is also the 1994 and 1995 world champion and the 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Asian champion. He was trained by his father Mohammad Khadem, and he is the brother of Amir Reza Khadem. He is currently President of Iran Wrestling Federation, being elected for the position on 4 Jan 2014.

He was a Tehran City Councillor from 2003 to 2013. He is also the technical director of Iran's wrestling national teams and head coach of Iran's freestyle wrestling national team since January 2012. In addition, he has elected as Executive Board member of National Olympic Committee of Iran on 20 January 2014.

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