Amin Mirzazadeh
Mirzazadeh was welcomed in his hometown after the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998
Gotvand, Iran
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
WebsiteOfficial Instagram Profile
Sport
CountryIran
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class130 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Belgrade 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Belgrade 130 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 130 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 New Delhi 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Astana 130 kg
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan 130 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bishkek 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kiev 130 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Belgrade130 kg

Amin Mirzazadeh (Persian: امین میرزازاده, born 8 January 1998) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the GOLD medal in the 130 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1][2] He represented Iran at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

He won the gold medal in the 130 kg event at both the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India and the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Career

In 2019, Mirzazadeh represented Iran at the Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event.[3]

In 2020, Mirzazadeh won the gold medal in the 130 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[4][5] In the final, he defeated Kim Min-seok of South Korea. In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup held in Warsaw, Poland.[6][7]

In August 2021, he lost his bronze medal match against Rıza Kayaalp of Turkey in the men's 130 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[8][9] In November 2021, he won the gold medal in the 130 kg event at the U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10][11]

In April 2023, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan by defeating Meng Lingzhe.[12]In September that year, he became world champion by defeating Rıza Kayaalp at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships.

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 Military World Games Wuhan, China 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2020 Asian Wrestling Championships New Delhi, India 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2021 U23 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2023 Asian Wrestling Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg

References

  1. ↑ Brennan, Eliott (13 September 2022). "Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (18 February 2020). "Sunil clinches first Indian Greco-Roman gold since 1993 at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (12 June 2021). "Levai misses gold after beating double Olympic champion Vlasov at UWW Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Morgan, Liam (2 August 2021). "López etches name into history books by clinching fourth Olympic wrestling title at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. 23 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Shefferd, Neil (2 November 2021). "Russia claim two golds on first day of finals at Under-23 Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "2023 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

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