Rahman Amouzad

Rahman Amouzad
Amouzad in 2021
Personal information
Birth nameرحمان عموزاد خلیلی
Full nameRahman Amouzad Khalili
Nickname(s)Ruthless
Black Panther
Nationality Iran
Born (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002
Khalil Shahr, Behshahr, Mazandaran, Iran
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWrestling
Weight class65 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Iran
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympics Games 0 1 0
World Championships 1 0 0
Asian Championships 3 0 0
Asian Games 0 1 0
World U20 Championships 1 0 0
World Cadets Championships 2 0 0
Other 3 2 1
Total 10 4 1
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 65 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade 65 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Astana 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bishkek 65 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 65 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Coralville Team
Individual World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Belgrade 57 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2021 Istanbul 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tehran 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2025 Tirana 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zagreb 65 kg
U20 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Ufa 61 kg
U17 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sofia 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Zagreb 45 kg

Rahman Amouzad Khalili (Persian: رحمان عموزاد خلیلی; born 17 July 2001) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who currently competes at 65 kilograms.[1] The 2022 World champion, Amouzad reached silver medals while representing Iran at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2022 Asian Games.[2]

A three-time age-group World champion, Amouzad has earned medals at multiple international tournaments, such as the Asian Championships and the Individual World Cup.[3]

Career

2018–2020

In 2018 and 2019, Amouzad claimed gold medals at the U17 World Championships and the U17 Asian Championships, at 45 and 48 kilograms respectively.[4][5][6]

In October 2020, he competed at the Iranian Premier League for Islamic Azad University, scoring two wins at 61 kilograms on his senior level debut.[7] In November, Amouzad trimmed down to 57 kilograms for the Iranian World Team Trials, dropping matches to Asian champion Reza Atri and U23 World medalist Alireza Sarlak.[8] In December, he racked up two more wins for IAU at the Premier League.[9]

A week later, Amouzad claimed a bronze medal at the Individual World Cup, winning four matches while losing one, to reigning World champion Zaur Uguev from Russia.[10]

2021

In March, Amouzad competed in a rematch against Reza Atri for the Iranian Olympic Team spot, losing in a close bout on points.[11] In May, he moved up to 61 kilograms and claimed the Takhi Cup, defeating four opponents on his way to a gold medal and a spot on the Iranian World Team.[11] In June, Amouzad claimed the Yasar Dogu gold medal, notably defeating Asian champion Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov and Münir Recep Aktaş.[12]

In August, Amouzad made his international U20 debut, becoming the 2021 U20 World Champion at 61 kilograms.[2] At the Senior World Championships of October, Amouzad advanced to the second round after a win over Hungary, before being eliminated by Toshihiro Hasegawa from Japan to place eleventh.[13]

2022

In April, Amouzad moved up to 65 kilograms and claimed his first Asian Continental title, defeating Olympic bronze medalist Bajrang Punia from India in the finals.[14]

In September, he competed at the World Championships, running through a gauntlet and defeating reigning European champion Ismail Musukaev from Hungary, three-time World champion Haji Aliyev from Azerbaijan and Olympian Yun Jun-sik from South Korea, to reach the finals.[15] The next day, he claimed the World title, defeating three-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis from the United States in a high-scoring match.[16]

In December, Amouzad helped Iran to a silver-medal finish at the World Cup, defeating U23 Asian champion Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu from the All-Stars team and Yianni Diakomihalis from the United States, in a rematch from the World finals.[17]

Freestyle record

References

  1. ^ Eric (13 March 2019). "Freestyle World Cup Rosters". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  2. ^ a b "Iran Freestyle Team Claims Title of Junior World C'ships". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  3. ^ "Wrestling: Iran's Amouzad takes silver in 2024 Olympics". Tehran Times. 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  4. ^ Taylor (4 July 2018). "Iran Scores Two Champions to Win Cadet World Team Title at #Zagreb2018". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  5. ^ "Iran Winner of Cadet Asian Championships". Financial Tribune. 2018-05-14. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  6. ^ "World junior champion says American opponent disrespects Iranian people". Islamic Republic News Agency. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  7. ^ اعضای تیم کشتی دانشگاه آزاد مشخص شدند. ایرنا (in Persian). 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  8. ^ بررسی انتخابی تیم ملی کشتی؛فوق سنگین پرحادثه. ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  9. ^ لیگ کشتی؛ استقلال و دانشگاه آزاد راهی نیمه نهایی شدند. ورزش سه. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  10. ^ "Iranian wrestler wins World Championship bronze". Iran Press. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  11. ^ a b کشتی, روابط عمومی فدراسیون. فدراسیون کشتی. فدراسیون کشتی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  12. ^ اخلاقی, محسن (2021-06-27). بررسی ترکیب تیم ملی کشتی آزاد در جهانی نروژ پس از اتمام جام یاشاردوغو و علیف. خانه کشتی | رسانه تخصصی کشتی (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  13. ^ islamic, Site Wrestling Federation Iran republic. "Iran Captures 3 gold Medals in Oslo FS World Championships, the Best Result During Last 60 Years". Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  14. ^ "Iranian freestylers take three gold in Asian C'ships". Tehran Times. 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  15. ^ "Freestyler Rahman Amouzad wins wrestling worlds". Tehran Times. 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  16. ^ "Amouzad wins gold in Belgrade wrestling championship". Iran Press. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  17. ^ "Kyle Snyder clinches World Cup crown for Team USA". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
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