Matt Ghaffari

Matt Ghaffari

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Born	November 11, 1961
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Silver 1996 Atlanta Heavyweight Pan American Games Gold 1991 Havana Heavyweight Gold 1995 Mar del Plata Heavyweight

Siamak ("Matt") Ghaffari (born November 11, 1961 in Tehran, Iran) is an American-Iranian Olympic silver-medal winning wrestler. He was a two-time Olympic team member obtaining a silver medal after losing against Alexander Karelin in the final of 1996. In total holds four World and Olympic Medals^[1]

Ghaffari attended Paramus High School in Paramus, New Jersey.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Robbins, Liz. "OLYMPICS; Wrestler Two Victories From Dream", The New York Times, June 24, 2000. Accessed October 17, 2007. "To advance, Ghaffari had to pull out a trick he first used two decades ago at Paramus High School in New Jersey.... At 38, and a loss away from retirement, Ghaffari is still crafty and accomplished, compiling more Olympic and world championship medals than any other Greco-Roman wrestler with four."

External links

• Official website

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