Babak Ghorbani

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Babak Ghorbani
2010
Personal information
Full nameBabak Ghorbani Goldasteh
Born(1989-03-19)March 19, 1989
Kermanshah, Iran
DiedNovember 16, 2014(2014-11-16) (aged 25)
Kermanshah, Iran
Resting placeBagh Ferdos Cemetery, Kermanshah, Iran
Years active2008–2011
Sport
Country Iran
SportSport wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Coached byTouraj Mehri
Mohammad Bana
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 96 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 96 kg

Babak Ghorbani (Persian: بابک قربانی; 19 March 1989 – 16 November 2014) was an Iranian wrestler.[1] In 2011 he was banned from competing for two years for doping, in 2012 he was charged in a murder, and in 2014 he committed suicide in prison.

Career[edit]

He won gold medal at 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.

In 2011, Ghorbani was banned from participation in FILA events for two years due to use of anabolic steroids.[2] As a result, he was unable to compete in the 2012 Olympics.

Death[edit]

In 2012, he was in a fight during a hunting trip in a mountainous area of Kermanshah, and was charged with murder for shooting a man to death.[3] He committed suicide in Dizelabad prison in Kermanshah on November 16, 2014, by ingesting an aluminum phosphide caplet used for fumigation.[4][5][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database". Iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  2. ^ "Iran Sports Press | Two Iranian wrestlers test positive for doping". iransportspress.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Suicide and Despair Plague Iran's Prisons".
  4. ^ "بابک قربانی، کشتی‌گير محکوم به اعدام، در زندان خودکشی کرد" (in Persian). Radiofarda.com. 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  5. ^ Human, Kurdistan (10 June 2017). "Kurdistan Human Rights Association » Kurdish Young suicide from "Harsin" in prison". Kmmk.info. Retrieved 2019-12-15.