Hamid Sourian

Sport: Wrestling

Nation: Islamic Republic of Iran

DOB: August 24, 1985

Career Highlights: Sourian qualified for his second Olympics by finishing second at the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in March. It will be a chance for redemption for the five-time world champion, who was considered a favorite for the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing before he was upset in the quarterfinals and ended up finishing fifth. Sourian - who won world titles from 2005-07 and again in 2009 and 2010 - also won two Asian championships in 2007 and 2008. He won both the junior and senior world championships in 2005.

Olympic History: 2008