Rahman Amouzad Khalili (born 17 July 2001) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who currently competes at 65 kilograms.[1] One year after winning his second straight Cadet World Championship (U17), Amouzad claimed a bronze medal from the senior level 2020 Individual World Cup.[2][3] In 2021, he became the Junior World Champion.[4] In 2022, he won a gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships.[5]
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| Birth name | رحمان عموزاد خلیلی | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Rahman Amouzad Khalili | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Black Panther Mazandaran Rahman Merciless | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 July 2001 Khalil Shahr, Behshahr, Mazandaran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 65 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2020 | Individual World Cup | Bucharest, Romania | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2022 | World Wrestling Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Freestyle 65 kg |
Career edit
2018–2019 edit
After winning the Cadet Iranian National championship at 45 kilograms,[6] Amouzad claimed the Asian Continental and the World Championships in 2018.[7][8] After defending titles from the Iranian Nationals and the Asian Championships now at 48 kilos, Amouzad competed at the World Championships, where he notably defeated Steven Poulin from the United States in the semifinals, and went viral when Poulin refused to shake Amouzad's hand seconds before being thrown for four points, Amouzad winning with a clean 12–0 score.[9][10] After winning the World title, United World Wrestling named Amouzad the Cadet Freestyle Wrestler of the year.[11]
2020–2021 edit
A two-time U17 World Champion, Amouzad joined the Islamic Azad University team at the age of 18, and made his senior level debut at 61 kilos in October 2020 competing in the Iranian Premier League, winning by technical fall over Ehsan Ranjbar and '16 University World Champion Younes Sarmasti.[12] As a Cadet World Champion, Amouzad qualified for the Iranian World Team Trials, which were held on 5 November,[13] where he went 1–2 at 57 kg, losing to Reza Atri, winning over Nader Hajaghania and losing to Alireza Sarlak.[14] Mohammad Ibrahim Emami, the spokesman of the Iranian Wrestling Federation, blamed both of Amouzad's losses to referee's mistakes, stating he should have won both matches.[15] Amouzad then competed in the returning round of the Iranian Premier League on 6 December, beating Reza Khalaghi and Erfan Jafarian.[16] On 16 December, Amouzad competed at the Individual World Cup, claiming the bronze medal after defeating high level opponents, only losing to two-time and reigning World Champion Zaur Uguev.[3]
On 9 March 2021, Amouzad competed against '19 Asian Continental champion Reza Atri for the Iranian Olympic Team spot, losing in a close bout on points.[17] On 20 May, Amouzad claimed the Takhi Cup at 61 kilograms.[18]
On August, Amouzad returned to the age-group, now in the junior level, becoming the 2021 Junior World Champion at 61 kilograms.[4][19]
Freestyle record edit
External links edit
- Rahman Amouzad at the International Wrestling Database
References edit
- ^ Eric. "Freestyle World Cup Rosters". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ Taylor. "Amouzadkhalili wins second-straight men's freestyle Cadet World title". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ a b "Iranian wrestler wins World Championship bronze". iranpress.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ a b "Iran Freestyle Team Claims Title of Junior World C'ships - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ کشتی, روابط عمومی فدراسیون. "فدراسیون کشتی". فدراسیون کشتی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ Taylor. "Iran Scores Two Champions to Win Cadet World Team Title at #Zagreb2018". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "Iran Winner of Cadet Asian Championships". Financial Tribune. 2018-05-14. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "I taught American wrestler sportsmanship: Amouzad Khalili". Tehran Times. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "World junior champion says American opponent disrespects Iranian people". IRNA English. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ کشتی, روابط عمومی فدراسیون. "فدراسیون کشتی". فدراسیون کشتی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ کشتی, روابط عمومی فدراسیون. "فدراسیون کشتی". فدراسیون کشتی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ کشتی, روابط عمومی فدراسیون. "فدراسیون کشتی". فدراسیون کشتی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ Tim. "Updated Nov. 6: News from Around the World". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ کشتی, روابط عمومی فدراسیون. "فدراسیون کشتی". فدراسیون کشتی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "لیگ کشتی؛ استقلال و دانشگاه آزاد راهی نیمه نهایی شدند". ورزش سه. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ کشتی, روابط عمومی فدراسیون. "فدراسیون کشتی". فدراسیون کشتی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ کشتی, روابط عمومی فدراسیون. "فدراسیون کشتی". فدراسیون کشتی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.