Mohammad Talaei


Mohammad Talaei is an Iranian retired wrestler. Mohammad Talaei participated in the Wrestling at the [1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg|men's freestyle 57 kg] at 1996 [Summer Olympics]. He earned 6-th place after losing to Shaban Trstena, however, in the elimination rounds he defeated the reigning Olympic champion, two-time World champion Alejandro Puerto of Cuba 5–0 in the 3-th match and beat two-time European champion, three-time World Cup champion Bagavdin Umakhanov of Russia 1-0 in the 4-th match. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

On 7 January 2026, Talaei publicly supported the 2025–2026 Iranian protests on his Instagram, stating: "Do not confiscate my personal opinions, I am among the people and from the people."