Reza Soukhteh-Saraei

Reza Soukhteh-Saraei
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's freestyle wrestling
World Championships
1978 Mexico City +100 kg
1981 Skopje +100 kg
Asian Games
1982 New Delhi +100 kg
1990 Beijing 130 kg
1974 Tehran 100 kg
Asian Championships
1979 Jalandhar +100 kg
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Asian Games
1986 Seoul 130 kg

Reza Soukhteh Saraei (Persian: رضا سوخته‌سرایی, born January 31, 1950 in Aliabad-e Katul) is a famous Iranian super heavyweight wrestler. Soukhteh Saraei was famous for competing in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. He was threetimes flag bearer and gold medalist at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 Asian Games. He is the second most successful Iranian athlete at the Asian Games with 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal after Eskandar Filabi with 4 gold medals at Asian Games. He was twice finalist at the world championship1978 and 1981 Skopje where he lost against the famous Soviets Soslan Andiev and Salman Khasimikov respectively. One of the highlights of his career was at the Asian Games 1986 where he competed in Greco-Roman category and won gold medal in order to let Alireza Soleimani to compete in freestyle category who also won gold medal.

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