Alireza Heidari (Persian: علیرضا حیدری; born March 4, 1976, in Tehran) is a retired Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.
He is also a seven-time Asian champion and has won a gold medal, three silver medals and a bronze medal at World Championships.
Heidari was selected as the 1999 National Sportsman of the Year in Iran.
[2] He has a sister and three brothers.
After his retirement, he bought a mine with nearly eight hundred employees.