Alireza Soleimani Karbalaei (, 2 February 1956 – 21 May 2014) was an Iranian heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He was the first Iranian to win the world superheavyweight title, which he achieved in 1989. He served as the flag bearer for Iran at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he placed sixth.

Besides freestyle wrestling, Soleimani was a champion in varzesh-e bastani and won the Pahlevan of Iran title and armband in pahlevani traditional wrestling six times.

Alireza Soleimani

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1956 births

2014 deaths

Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Iranian male sport wrestlers

Olympic wrestlers for Iran

Asian Games gold medalists for Iran

Asian Games medalists in wrestling

Pahlevans of Iran

Wrestlers at the 1986 Asian Games

World Wrestling Champions

Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games

Asian Wrestling Championships medalists

20th-century Iranian people

21st-century Iranian people

Sport wrestlers from Tehran

Alireza Soleimani