Abbas Jadidi

Abbas Jadidi (PerB| عباس جدیدی, born January 13, 1969 in Tehran) is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Freestyle Heavyweight (90-100 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics, losing controversially to Kurt Angle and winning the silver medal.cite news|first=Peter|last=King|title=Gripping Finish|url= http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/events/1996/olympics/daily/aug1/wrest.html|publisher=SI.com|accessdate=2007-07-14]

Achievements

* Olympic Silver 1996 Atlanta
* World Champion 1998
* World Bronze 1995, 1999
* World Cup Champion 1998
* Asian Champion 1993, 1996, 1998

Trivia

At the 1993 world championships, Jadidi defeated American Melvin Douglas. However, a post-event urinalysis revealed the presence of a banned substance, thus stripping him of his title.

Jadidi was once mentioned in a promo by Kurt Angle during his rivalry with Samoa Joe. Angle said he once wrestled an Iranian man during the 1996 Summer Olympics. He talked about doing the honourable thing, and giving the man a rematch; much like the rematch he gave Joe after he ended his undefeated streak.

External links

* [http://www.irantv.tv/sport/jadidi.jpgPicture of Abbas Jadidi]

References

* [http://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbwrest/daten.php?spid=F636D9FB340B450DBAD648CB2CFC14FD Profile]