Mojtaba Goleij

Mojtaba Goleij
Mojtaba Goleij at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Full nameMojtaba Mohammadshafie Goleij
Born (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28)
Tonekabon, Mazandaran, Iran
Home townTonekabon
Alma materAyandegan Institute of Higher Education
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
CountryIran
Sportwrestling
Weight class97 kg
EventFreestyle
Coached byPejman Dorostkar (national)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 97 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 97 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 New Delhi 97 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bishkek 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Astana 97 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 97 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ashgabat 97 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bydgoszcz 97 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 97 kg

Mojtaba Goleij (Persian: مجتبی گلیج, born 23 January 1996)[1] is an Iranian freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[2][3] He is also a three-time medalist, including one gold, at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

Career

In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 97 kg event at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[1]

He won the gold medal in the men's 97 kg event at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[4][5] Two years earlier, he won the silver medal in this event at the 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[6]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 1st Freestyle 97 kg
2018 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2nd Freestyle 97 kg
2020 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 1st Freestyle 97 kg
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 3rd Freestyle 97 kg
2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st Freestyle 97 kg
2023 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 3rd Freestyle 97 kg

References

  1. ^ a b "Wrestling Results book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ Houston, Michael (5 October 2021). "Double Olympic champion Sadulaev wins gold on fourth day of Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ Pavitt, Michael (22 February 2020). "Otoguro denies Bajrang again as men's freestyle finals begin at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.