Mohammadali Geraei

Mohammadali Geraei
Geraei at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Full nameMohammad Ali Geraei
NicknameThe Falcon
NationalityIranian
Born (1994-05-02) 2 May 1994
Shiraz, Iran
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Sport
CountryIran
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
Weight class
77 kg[2]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Tirana82 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Paris71 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Nur-Sultan77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Oslo77 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta77 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Doha66 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Bishkek77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Xi'an77 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Baku71 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Mungyeong71 kg

Mohammad Ali Geraei[1][2][3] (Persian: محمدعلی گرایی; born 2 May 1994) is a Greco-Roman wrestler from Iran. He won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games and a bronze medal at the 2017, 2019 and 2021 World Championships.[4][5]

He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]

His brother Mohammad Reza Geraei also competes in the Greco-Roman wrestling.

During the 2025–2026 Iranian protests, Geraei publicly opposed the Iranian government's internet blackouts in response to the protests.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mohammadali GERAEI". asiangames2018.id. Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Wrestling: GERAEI Mohammadali". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mohammad Ali Geraei: From Iranian Prison to the Tokyo Olympics". IranWire. 3 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Geraei, Mohammadali Abdolhamid (IRI)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers win two more bronze at World Wrestling C'ships". en.mehrnews.com. Mehr News Agency. 17 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. ↑ https://www.iranintl.com/202601099022

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