Amin Mirzazadeh
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| Born | 8 January 1998 Gotvand, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official Instagram Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 130 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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[edit]
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.
He won the gold medal in the 130 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[13] He defeated Meng Lingzhe of China in his gold medal match.[13] In 2024, he won the gold medal in his event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[14]
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 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 | |
| 2024 | Asian Wrestling Championships | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
References[edit]
- ^ Brennan, Eliott (13 September 2022). "Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (18 February 2020). "Sunil clinches first Indian Greco-Roman gold since 1993 at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (12 June 2021). "Levai misses gold after beating double Olympic champion Vlasov at UWW Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. 23 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "2023 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ a b "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Amin Mirzazadeh on Instagram
- Amin Mirzazadeh at the International Wrestling Database
- Amin Mirzazadeh at Olympedia
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- Living people
- 1998 births
- Sportspeople from Khuzestan province
- Iranian male sport wrestlers
- Asian Wrestling Championships medalists
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers for Iran
- 21st-century Iranian people
- Wrestlers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in wrestling
- Asian Games gold medalists for Iran
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Military World Games bronze medalists for Iran
- Military World Games medalists in wrestling