Hassan Golestaneh
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| Hassan Golestaneh حسن گلستانه | ||||||||||||
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| ♂ professional bodybuilder | ||||||||||||
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| Born |  Tehran, Iran | |||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (190 cm) | |||||||||||
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| Active | 1995 - to present | |||||||||||
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Hassan Golestaneh (Persian: حسن گلستانه), born 21 March 1983[citation needed], is a world champion and bodybuilding coach and the first world medalist in the field of fitness from Iran.[1] He is considered the founder of fitness and bodybuilding in Iran.[2]
Early life and amateur career
[edit]Golestaneh was born in Tehran, Iran in 1983.[citation needed] He is the son of Enayatollah Golestaneh, the father of incident writing in Iranian newspapers, and a descendant of Seyyed Ali Akbar Golestaneh.
He became interested in football when he was ten years old. He trained professionally under Mohammad Panjali and Nasser Hejazi. He started bodybuilding at the age of fourteen. When he was nineteen, he retired from football after an accident left his ankle injured.[3] He pursued jujitsu for seven years and won several medals.[3][4]
Career
[edit]From 2009 to 2015, Golestaneh coached the Iranian team and took it to fitness competitions in several countries. As a result, he received the 2015 Best Coach Award.
In 2016, he decided to pursue fitness professionally because of his physique. He participated in physical fitness competitions, becoming a worldwide runner-up and the first Iranian fitness medalist.[5][4][6] After this success, Iranian newspapers called him a history-maker for Iranian fitness.
After a travel ban that denied Iranians entry to the United States, Golestaneh was the first Iranian athlete to compete there and a top ten Arnold Classic model in 2017.[7][8][9][10][11] Also in 2017, he won a gold medal at the World Fitness Championships in the United States.[12][13][14]
Golestaneh became a fitness and bodybuilding championship referee, the first ever in Iran.[15] He earned the rank of international professional referee from World Referees Committee for the UAE World Championships.[15]
He was selected as Mr. Fitness Iran.[16]
Professional affiliations
[edit]- Official and exclusive representative of the International Fitness Federation in Iran and Armenia[17]
- President of the Fitness Association of the Deaf Federation of Iran[16]
- Chairman of Shemiranat and Lavasanat Fitness Committee of Iran[18]
- Secretary of the Sports Working Group of the Iranian Entrepreneurs Association
- Senior Advisor to the Athletes' House (President of Iran)
- Official member of the European Fitness Association
- Chairman of Shemiranat Cross Training Committee
Advocacy
[edit]In an interview with the Iranian newspaper, Yektapress, Golestaneh spoke about the restrictions on Iranian women due to the Islamic Republic, noting that the sport of fitness places no restrictions on Iranian women.[19][20]
Golestaneh gave a speech to the Islamic Council that was attended by Iranian Parliament members, the head of the physical fitness committee of the parliament, and Afshin Moulai who is the chairman of the Iranian Federation of Public Sports.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "صحبت‌های جالب اولین مدال‌آور فیتنس ایران در جهان/ ببینید". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "شناخت جوانان از فیتنس باید بیشتر شود". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "آرنولد از دیدن من متعجب شد/ عدم حضور در مسابقات جهانی بدترین اتفاق بود". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "آرنولد از دیدن من به خاطر سفر به آمریکا متعجب شد". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "اخبار بایگانی - صفحه 3 از 14". مجیک بادی (in Persian). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "تاریخ‌سازی یک ایرانی در "فیتنس" جهان". قوه قضائیه | خبرگزاری میزان | Mizan Online News Agency (in Persian). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "صحبت های اولین حرفه ای فیتنس ایران". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Hassan Golestaneh | NPC News Online". contests.npcnewsonline.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2017 Arnold Amateur | NPC News Online". contests.npcnewsonline.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2017 Arnold USA Results - Amateur Men". GMV Bodybuilding. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2017 Arnold Amateur". Bodybuilder Beautiful Contest Results. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "یک ایرانی نائب قهرمان فیتنس جهان شد". نامه نیوز (in Persian). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2017 Arnold Amateur USA International Championships DVD # 1 [PCB-963DVD] - $34.95 : Prime Cuts Bodybuilding DVDs, Online Bodybuilding DVD Store". www.primecutsbodybuildingdvds.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Results - 2nd Round Comparisons – Men Sports Model Tall - WFF World Championship 2016, 22 February 2017, retrieved 29 June 2022
- ^ a b "تاریخ سازی در داوری بدنسازی ایران". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "حکم جدید برای بنیان‌گذار فیتنس". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Affiliates Country | Fitness International Federation". Fitness International. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "رییس کمیته شمیرانات و لواسانات معرفی شد". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ پرس, سایت خبری یکتا. "این رشته ورزشی هیچ محدودیتی برای زنان ایرانی ندارد! | یکتاپرس". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "طبق اعلام قهرمان فیتنس؛ پای رشته‌های نوین ورزشی به دانشگاه‌ها باز شد". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "اولین جلسه کم تحرکی در مجلس برگزار شد". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Retrieved 21 August 2022.