Farzad Tarash
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 1 October 1986 Tehran, Iran[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm) |
| Weight | 132 lb (60 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | wrestling |
| Club | Hawthorn Citizens Youth Club[1] |
Farzad Tarash (Persian: فرزاد تاراش; born 1 October 1986) is a freestyle wrestler from Australia.[2]
An engineer from Melbourne, he was Australia's only competitor in the wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] He competed in the 60 kg division after winning a silver medal at the African & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Morocco in March 2012.[4]
He was the Australian champion each year from 2005 to 2012.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Farzad Tarash Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Barrett, Chris (28 July 2012). "Salad days … and kebabs with the lot". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Melbourne engineer Farzad Tarash Australia's sole wrestler at London Games". 5 June 2012.
- ^ "Tarash Australia's only wrestler in London". 5 June 2012.
- ^ "Aussie Olympians go surfing at Winter Olympic Games". olympics.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
External links
[edit]- London 2012 profile Archived 31 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Farzad Tarash at the International Wrestling Database
- Farzad Tarash at Olympedia
- Farzad Tarash at the Australian Olympic Committee
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- 1986 births
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- Olympic wrestlers for Australia
- Australian male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Sport wrestlers from Melbourne
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- Australian people of Iranian descent
- Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
- Australian sport wrestler stubs