Iran's Strongest Man
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| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Iran |
| Established | 1998 |
Number of tournaments | 13 |
| Format | Multi-event competition |
| Host(s) |
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| Broadcast | IRIB TV3 |
| Current champion | |
| Reza Gheytasi | |
| Most recent tournament | |
| 2024 Iran's Strongest Man | |
Iran's Strongest Man (Persian: قویترین مرد ایران), also called Mardān-e Āhanin; Persian: مردان آهنین), is the only televised annual strongman event in Iran, airs on Channel 3. Mohammadreza Fattah Hosseini, Reza Javdani, and Mohammad-Amin Nabiollahi have been the host of program so far. Faramarz Khodnegah is the official referee, assisted at times by Mehdi Fatemi (2005–2006), Mehrab Fatemi (2007–2009), and Ali Dadashi (2010).[1] After six years of absence, the 12th period of the event takes place on Nowruz 2018.[2]
Final results[edit]
| Year | Place | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Tehran | Mehrab Fatemi | Hamid Soltan | Mehdi Mirdavoudi | Mehdi Fatemi | Farhad Panahi | Akbar Ghamgin | ||
| 2001 | Boroujerd | Mehrab Fatemi | Mojtaba Maleki | Majid Talkhabi | Mehdi Fatemi | Ali Dadashi | Reza Golmohammadi | Hossein Fatemi | Hossein Bejani |
| 2004 | Tehran | Reza Gharaei | Mojtaba Maleki | Rouhollah Dadashi | Amir Gharaei | Mehdi Mirdavoudi | Majid Dejbarar | Mehdi Bagheri | Mehdi Pashaei |
| 2005 | Kish | Mehrab Fatemi | Mojtaba Maleki | Hossein Fatemi | Majid Talkhabi | Karim Taleshi | Mehdi Bagheri | Ali Esmaeili | M. Mohammadi |
| 2006 | Bandar Abbas | Mehrab Fatemi | Ali Esmaeili | Hossein Fatemi | Aidin Khataei | Hamid Gharaei | M. Mohammadi | ||
| 2007 | Bam | Reza Gharaei | Farzad Mousakhani | Ali Esmaeili | Rouhollah Dadashi | Hamid Gharaei | M. Mohammadi | ||
| 2008 | Chabahar | Reza Gharaei | Hassan Ebadi | Rouhollah Dadashi | Ali Esmaeili | M. Mohammadi | Hamid Gharaei | Amir Gharaei | Javad Maafi |
| 2009 | Bam | Rouhollah Dadashi | Moslem Darabi | Ali Esmaeili | M. Mohammadi | Mehrdad Bajelan | Hamed Amiri | Hamid Gharaei | Mehdi Norouzi |
| 2010 | Tehran | Rouhollah Dadashi | Moslem Darabi | Mehrdad Bajelan | M. Mohammadi | Mohsen Akhoundi | Alireza Gharaei | Mehrab Fatemi | Ali Esmaeili |
| 2011 | Gheshm | Moslem Darabi | Ali Esmaeili | Kamal Sharifi | Karim Taleshi | Nemat Jalali | Mohsen Akhoundi | Saeed B. Kazemi | |
| 2012 | Kish | Moslem Darabi | Nemat Jalali | Hamed Haghzareh | Mohsen Masnabadi | Mehrdad Bajelan | Bahram Akbari | Farshid Hemmati | |
| 2018 | Tehran | Mohammad Ezzatpour | Peiman Maheripour | Mohsen Masnabadi | Mohammadreza Tazeroo | Ali Nokani | Sirvan Soleymani | Hassan H. Aghaei | Faramarz Rahmani |
| 2024 | Kish | Reza Gheytasi | AliAkbar Jafari | Ali Fazeli | Mohammadreza Tazeroo | Amir Sohrabi | Malek Jafari | Milad AbbasAbadi | Mohsen Masnabadi |
Fair-play award winner[edit]
| Year | Place | Fair-play Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Tehran | Kazem Sad |
| 2001 | Boroujerd | Mansour Rostamzadeh |
| 2004 | Tehran | Ahmed Afshar |
| 2005 | Kish | Rahim Asgari and Mehdi Bagheri |
| 2006 | Bandar Abbas | Ali Dadashi and Siavash Barfan |
| 2007 | Bam | Mehdi Bagheri |
| 2008 | Chabahar | Kamal Sharifi |
| 2009 | Bam | Hasan Aliyar and Siavash Barfan |
| 2010 | Tehran | Ghiyath Ahmadi and Hossein Rasouli |
| 2011 | Qeshm | Amirhossein Yavari |
| 2012 | Kish | Nemat Jalali |
| 2018 | Tehran | N/A |
| 2024 | Kish | Reza Qitasi / Ahmed Reza Mesenabadi |
Records[edit]
- Most championship:
- Mehrab Fatemi (4 times)
- Reza Gharaei (3 times)
- Most second place:
- Mojtaba Maleki (3 times)
- Ali Esmaili and Moslem Darabi (2 times)
- Most third place:
- Rouhollah Dadashi, Ali Esmaili and Hossein Fatemi (2 times)
- Most appearances in the finals:
- Ali Esmaili (7 times)
- Mohammad Mohammadi (6 times)
- Mehrab Fatemi and Rouhollah Dadashi (5 times)
- Most consecutive championships:
- Mehrab Fatemi, Reza Gharaei, Rouhollah Dadashi and Moslem Darabi (2 times)
References[edit]
- ^ Mardan Ahanin (Iran's Strongest Man)
- ^ "Mardan Ahanin returning in 2018". Archived from the original on 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
Categories:
- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting original programming
- Sport in Iran
- National strongmen competitions
- 2000s Iranian television series
- 1998 Iranian television series debuts
- 1990s Iranian television series
- 2010s Iranian television series
- Persian-language television shows
- 1998 establishments in Iran
- Recurring sporting events established in 1998