Iran's Strongest Man (), also called Mardān-e Āhanin; Persian: ), is the only televised annual strongman event in Iran, airs on Channel 3.
Mohammadreza Fattah Hosseini, Reza Javdani, and Mohammad-Amin Nabiollahi have been the hosts of programme so far. Faramarz Khodnegah is the official referee, assisted at times by Mehdi Fatemi (2005–2006), Mehrab Fatemi (2007–2009), and Ali Dadashi (2010).Mardan Ahanin (Iran's Strongest Man) After six years of absence, the 12th edition of the event took place on Nowruz 2018.
Final results YearPlaceWinnerRunner-upThirdFourthFifthSixthSeventhEighth1998TehranMehrab FatemiHamid SoltanMehdi MirdavoudiMehdi FatemiFarhad PanahiAkbar Ghamgin2001BoroujerdMehrab FatemiMojtaba MalekiMajid TalkhabiMehdi FatemiAli DadashiReza GolmohammadiHossein FatemiHossein Bejani2004TehranReza GharaeiMojtaba MalekiRouhollah DadashiAmir GharaeiMehdi MirdavoudiMajid DejbararMehdi BagheriMehdi Pashaei2005KishMehrab FatemiMojtaba MalekiHossein FatemiMajid TalkhabiKarim TaleshiMehdi BagheriAli EsmaeiliM. Mohammadi2006Bandar AbbasMehrab FatemiAli EsmaeiliHossein FatemiAidin KhataeiHamid GharaeiM. Mohammadi2007BamReza GharaeiFarzad MousakhaniAli EsmaeiliRouhollah DadashiHamid GharaeiM. Mohammadi2008ChabaharReza GharaeiHassan EbadiRouhollah DadashiAli EsmaeiliM. MohammadiHamid GharaeiAmir GharaeiJavad Maafi2009BamRouhollah DadashiMoslem DarabiAli EsmaeiliM. MohammadiMehrdad BajelanHamed AmiriHamid GharaeiMehdi Norouzi2010TehranRouhollah DadashiMoslem DarabiMehrdad BajelanM. MohammadiMohsen AkhoundiAlireza GharaeiMehrab FatemiAli Esmaeili2011GheshmMoslem DarabiAli EsmaeiliKamal SharifiKarim TaleshiNemat JalaliMohsen AkhoundiSaeed B. Kazemi 2012KishMoslem DarabiNemat JalaliHamed HaghzarehMohsen MasnabadiMehrdad BajelanBahram AkbariFarshid Hemmati 2018TehranMohammad EzzatpourPeiman MaheripourMohsen MasnabadiMohammadreza TazerooAli NokaniSirvan SoleymaniHassan H. AghaeiFaramarz Rahmani2024KishReza GheitasiAliAkbar JafariAli FazeliMohammadreza TazerooAmir SohrabiMalek JafariMilad AbbasAbadiMohsen Masnabadi2025KishReza GheitasiAli FazeliMalek JafariMohammadreza TazerooHossein HosseinzadehBehrouz IranshahiHosein VakiliSajjad Soltani nejhad2025KishRamin FarajnejhadReza GheitasiMohammadreza TazerooMalek JafariAliAkbar JafariAref AhmadiVahid RustamiMilad AbbasAbadi2026KishRamin FarajnejhadAli FazeliReza GheitasiAliAkbar JafariMohammad SadeghiMohammad ParsaFaramarz RahmaniSajjad Soltani nejhad
Fair-play award winner YearPlaceFair-play Winner1998TehranKazem Sad2001BoroujerdMansour Rostamzadeh2004TehranAhmed Afshar2005KishRahim Asgari and Mehdi Bagheri2006Bandar AbbasAli Dadashi and Siavash Barfan2007BamMehdi Bagheri2008ChabaharKamal Sharifi2009BamHasan Aliyar and Siavash Barfan2010TehranGhiyath Ahmadi and Hossein Rasouli2011QeshmAmirhossein Yavari2012KishNemat Jalali2018TehranN/A2024KishReza Gheitasi / Ahmad Reza Masnabadi2025KishMatin Ali Mohammadi2025KishValiyollah Ezzatpour
Records Most championship: Mehrab Fatemi (4 times) Reza Gharaei (3 times) Most second place: Mojtaba Maleki (3 times) Ali Esmaeili and Moslem Darabi and Ali Fazeli (2 times) Most third place: Rouhollah Dadashi, Ali Esmaeili and Hossein Fatemi (2 times) Most appearances in the finals: Ali Esmaeili (7 times) Mohammad Mohammadi (6 times) Mehrab Fatemi and Rouhollah Dadashi (5 times) Most consecutive championships: Mehrab Fatemi, Reza Gharaei, Rouhollah Dadashi , Moslem Darabi and Reza Gheitasi and Ramin Farajnejhad (2 times)
See also Aidin Khataei
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