Matt Ghaffari
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| Birth name | Siamak Ghaffari | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
November 11, 1961 (age 55) Tehran, Iran |
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| Residence | Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | MBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater |
Case Western Reserve University '03 Cleveland State University ’84 |
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| Years active | 1984–2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 kg (287 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |
 United States
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| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University team |
Cleveland State Vikings (1981–84) Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (1979–80) |
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| Club |
NYAC 1980-1984 Sunkist Kids 1984-2000 |
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| Matt Ghaffari | |
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| Division | Heavyweight |
| Years active | 2002 |
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| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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| Ring name(s) | Matt Ghaffari |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Billed weight | 280 lb (130 kg) |
| Debut | 8 December 2002 |
Siamak "Matt" Ghaffari (/ɡəˈfɑːri/ gə-FAR-ee;Persian: سیامک غفاری, Persian pronunciation: [siːɒːmæk-e ɢæˈffɒːɾiː]; born November 11, 1961 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-American amateur wrestler, MMA Fighter and professional wrestler. Matt Ghaffari was a two-time USA Olympic team member, obtaining a silver medal in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games. Ghaffari is one of the most accomplished and decorated Greco-Roman wrestlers in U.S.A. history with 3 USA Records.[1]
Ghaffari attended Paramus High School in Paramus, New Jersey.
Ghaffari's biggest High School match was pinning Ron Dini of Pascack Hills High School NJ power house and Sealed the dual meet win 27-17 after that Paramus went on to be undefeated in 1979 and were NNJIL Champions.
Representing the United States at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games and 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games, Ghaffari reached the final of the heavyweight Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg division, where he lost a very close match 0-1 to Russia's 2-time Olympic champion Aleksandr Karelin in overtime. Ghaffari is holder of 3 American Records; the only USA Greco- Roman wrestler with total of four World and Olympic Medals, plus 4-time World Cup Champion, also 9-time Pan-American Champion! All 3 are USA Wrestling Records. Matt was 7-time USA National Wrestling Champion and 2-time USA Olympic Committee Greco-Roman Athlete of the Year.[2]
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