{{short description|Iranian wrestler}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport | Men's freestyle wrestling}} {{MedalCountry | {{IRI}} }} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|1997 Krasnoyarsk|58 kg}} {{MedalSilver|1994 Istanbul|57 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2002 Tehran|60 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalBronze| 1998 Bangkok | 58 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{MedalBronze|1996 Xiaoshan|57 kg}} {{MedalBronze|1997 Tehran|58 kg}} {{MedalBottom}}
'''Mohammad Talaei''' ({{langx|fa| محمد طلایی}}, born April 7, 1973, in Isfahan) is an Iranian retired wrestler. Mohammad Talaei participated in the 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.<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Mohammad Talayi Vs. Alejando Puetro Cuba |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY2JTt0KvCU|website=YouTube |type=Documentary|access-date=2025-07-02}}</ref> He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161204015558/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/mohammad-talaei-1.html Mohammad Talaei]</ref>
==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."<ref>https://www.iranintl.com/202601075599</ref>
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==External links== *{{SR/Olympics|ta/mohammad-talaei-1|archive=20161204015558}} *{{Olympedia|58831}} {{World Champions freestyle wrestling bantamweight}}
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