Mansour Aghaei

He was ranked second in the National Biology Olympiad of Iran in 2004 and was eager to study and research in the field of rock climbing and continued his academic education in Physical Education (09.2006 - 01.2009), Exercise Physiology (09.2009 - 07.2011) and Metabolism & Exercise Biochemistry (09.2015 - 07.2018) in University of Tabriz. He graduated B.Sc. and M.Sc. as top student and got best paper award in first Eurasian Sport Science Congress which was held in University of Tabriz, 2018 (Effects of one month rock climbing training with or without blood flow restriction on vascular endothelial growth factor and growth hormone in elite climbers).

Aghaei started climbing at the age of six and has been climbing for 25 years; his brother is a climber and shared his passion with him and helped him to pass various climbing courses. At age of nine, he won gold medal in Tabriz province championships and in 2002 at the age of fifteen came second in Asian Youth Championships in Malaysia and was honored and awarded by president of Iran as one of the best Champions in Iran and best athlete of the province.

Mansour Aghaei (Persian: منصور آقایی ‎, born August 4, 1987 in Tabriz, Iran) is an Iranian professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing and bouldering who is currently in charge of the Iran national climbing team. He also has been teaching physical education in the University of Tabriz since 2012. In 2002 Aghaei came second in Asian Youth Championships in Malaysia.