Hamidreza Goodarzi

حمیدرضا گودرزی

31 years old · Karaj · Alborz Province

8 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

• Professional wrestler and mechanical engineer
  Persian original

  کشتی‌گیر حرفه‌ای و مهندس مکانیک

How they died

• Was killed on 18 Dey in Golshahr, Karaj, by a gunshot to the head.
  Persian original

  ۱۸ دی با شلیک گلوله به ناحیه سر، در گلشهر کرج کشته شد.

After their death

• Government forces prevented Hamidreza Goodarzi from being buried at Behesht-e Sakineh, and his body was buried in his birthplace.
  Persian original

  نیروهای حکومتی از دفن حمیدرضا گودرزی در بهشت سکینه جلوگیری کردند و پیکر او در زادگاهش به خاک سپرده شد.

• His gravestone, on which the word "my champion" is written, has recently been broken.
  Persian original

  سنگ مزار او که رویش کلمه «قهرمانم» درج شده، به تازگی شکسته شده است.

Sources

1. HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency)
2. Iran International — memorial map
3. Iran International

The name is recorded in at least two independent sources or in a human-rights organisation’s report.

Listed in

• Javid-Nam of the uprising of January 2026 (Lion and Sun Revolution)
• The massacre of 8 and 9 January 2026
• Killed during protests
• Athletes
• Engineers
• The year 1404 (2025–2026)
• Dey 1404
• Alborz Province
• Karaj

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