Obituary

Death of Abolfazl Anvari, Iranian Flag Bearer in Olympics

Friday, March 2, 2018 - 14:32 By United World Wrestling Press

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Iranian flag bearer at 1968 Olympics, Abolfazl ANVARI has passed away at age 79. Anvari was the first Iranian world medal winner at heavy weight and won  bronze medals at the 1966 world championships at +97kg, and the 1969 world championships at +100kg.

Anvari placed sixth at 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and also won bronze medal in 1970 Asian Games.

United World Wrestling offers its sympathy to the Iranian wrestling community and to Anvari’s family and friends.

#OffTheMat

#OffTheMat: Hildebrant says one of her best moves is unstoppable! What move was it?

Monday, June 13, 2022 - 14:08 By Eric Olanowski

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ACAPULCO, Mexico (June 13) --- Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Sarah HILDEBRANDT (USA) went #OffTheMat to answer questions from her fans.

Hildebrant talked about where the Harry Potter sorting hat would put her, only using pens with caps and her inability to do a backflip. She also talked about what motivates her, her favorite wrestler and the biggest lesson she’s learned from wrestling.