Mohammad Nokhodi

Mohammad Nokhodi
Mohammad Nokhodi at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native nameمحمد نخودی
Birth nameMohammad Nokhodi
Full nameMohammad Nokhodi Larimi
Nationality Iran
Born (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 23)
Juybar, Iran
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWrestling
Weight class79 kg
EventFreestyle
Achievements and titles
World finalsSilver (2019)

Gold (2021) Silver (2021) Silver (2022) Bronze (2023)

Bronze (2024)
Regional finalsGold (2024)

Mohammad Nokhodi (Persian: محمد نخودی; born 7 February 2001 in Mazandaran, Iran is an Iranian wrestler.

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[1]

Mohammad Nokhodi, though possessing residency within Canada; actively represents Iran in his higher than normal age groups. He has also been suspended by the United World Wrestling for 6 months due to alleged age fraud in February 26 2024; claiming that his age was 23 and assuming a completely different birthdate to compete in specific tournaments.

The UWW have made specific exemption and change in policy to allow Nokhodi to compete above his age group; just ensuring he wouldn’t compete underneath it.

References

  1. ^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.