Mohammad Bana

Mohammad Bana (Persian: محمد بنا‎, born 6 August 1958 in Tehran) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling coach and former wrestler.

Mohammad Bana
Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born (1958-08-06) August 6, 1958
Tehran, Iran
Spouse(s)Maria de los Angeles Perez Diaz
Zohreh Forozan
Children2
AwardsOrder of Courage (1st class)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
World Championships
1983 Kiev68 kg
Asian Championships
1983 Tehran68 kg

He was the head coach of Iran national Greco-Roman wrestling team at London Olympics 2012 with was accompanied by three gold medals, and is regarded as the most successful coach in Iran's Greco-Roman wrestling history. The Iranian wrestlers won three Gold medals in the London 2012 Olympic Games by (Omid Norouzi, Ghasem Rezaei and Hamid Sourian). He is also vice world champion in 1983 in Kiev, As well as the Asian champions at the 1983 tournament in Tehran. Iranian team led Bana at 2010 Asian Games won 8 Gold medals. After the particularly poor performance of his team at Rio Olympics 2016 and the surprising elimination of Iranian wrestlers (including Hamid Sourian) one after another, he said he feel "ashamed" toward them and was seen sitting and crying outside the wrestling stadium, the video and photos of which went viral in social media. He was later quoted as saying he cried because he failed to make the people happy, and that the team is like "his child".[2] Iranian football coach Ali Parvin and Ali Daei said he also burst into tears after watching Bana's cry, and praised him. Asr Iran published a commentary on the photos.[3]

Career
  • Iran national wrestling team Coach (2005-2007)
  • Iran national wrestling team Coach (2009-2012)
  • Iran national wrestling team Coach (2014-2015)
  • Iran national wrestling team Coach (2018-)

Achievement

Individual

References
  1. Received Orders, decorations, and medals of Iran. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. Mohammad Bana Quits as Iran Greco-Roman Wrestling Coach
  3. Muhammad Bana: Where is the mother? Where is my cradle?


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