Rahman Amouzad Khalili (; born 17 July 2001) is an

Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...

who currently competes at 65 kilograms. The 2022 World champion, Amouzad reached silver medals while representing Iran at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the

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. A three-time age-group World champion, Amouzad has earned medals at multiple international tournaments, such as the

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and the Individual World Cup.

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. In October 2020, he competed at the

Iranian Premier League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

for

Islamic Azad University The Islamic Azad University (IAU; , ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a Private university, private university system Headquarters, headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of university, universities in ...

, scoring two wins at 61 kilograms on his senior level debut. In November, Amouzad trimmed down to 57 kilograms for the Iranian World Team Trials, dropping matches to Asian champion

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and U23 World medalist

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. In December, he racked up two more wins for IAU at the Premier League. A week later, Amouzad claimed a bronze medal at the Individual World Cup, winning four matches while losing one, to reigning World champion

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from

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2021

In March, Amouzad competed in a rematch against

for the Iranian Olympic Team spot, losing in a close bout on points. 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. In June, Amouzad claimed the

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gold medal, notably defeating Asian champion

Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov (born 9 February 1996) is a Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 61kg event at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India. Career At the 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships he ...

and

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. In August, Amouzad made his international U20 debut, becoming the 2021 U20 World Champion at 61 kilograms. At the Senior World Championships of October, Amouzad advanced to the second round after a win over Hungary, before being eliminated by

Toshihiro Hasegawa Toshihiro Hasegawa is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 61kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. He won the gold medal in the men's 57kg event at the 2022 Asian Games he ...

from

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to place eleventh.

2022

In April, Amouzad moved up to 65 kilograms and claimed his first Asian Continental title, defeating Olympic bronze medalist

Bajrang Punia Bajrang Punia (born 26 February 1994) is an Indian politician and a freestyle wrestler. He is a member of the Indian National Congress serving as the ''Working President of the All India Kisan Congress''. Punia joined Congress party along wit ...

from

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in the finals. In September, he competed at the

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, running through a gauntlet and defeating reigning European champion

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from Hungary, three-time World champion

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from Azerbaijan and Olympian

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from South Korea, to reach the finals. The next day, he claimed the World title, defeating three-time

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champion

Yianni Diakomihalis John Michael "Yianni" Diakomihalis (born April 11, 1999) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms. A two-time US National champion in freestyle, he formerly competed at 65 kilograms, where he was the 2022 ...

from the United States in a high-scoring match. In December, Amouzad helped Iran to a silver-medal finish at the

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, defeating U23 Asian champion Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu from the All-Stars team and

from the United States, in a rematch from the

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finals.

Freestyle record

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Kotaro Kiyooka is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes in the 65 kilogram class. He represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he became the reigning Olympic champion. He qualified by reaching the finals at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualificatio ...

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Islam Dudaev Islam Lechiyevich Dudaev (; born 15 January 1995) is a Russian-born Albanian wrestler of Chechen origin. He won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 65kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. Career ...

, style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , - , Win , 47–9 , align=left,

Zain Retherford Zain Allen Retherford ( ; born May 21, 1995) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms. In freestyle, he is a gold and silver medalist at the World Championships, as well as a Pan-American ...

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Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (; born 11 February 1998) is a Mongolian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. World Championships Results The 2021 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 65 kg ...

, style="font-size:88%", 2–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 11 April 2024 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2024 Asian Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

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, - , Win , 45–9 , align=left,

Abbos Rakhmonov Abbos Rakhmonov (born 7 July 1998) is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially b ...

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Vazgen Tevanyan Vazgen Tevanyan (born 27 October 1999) is an Armenian freestyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms. An accomplished athlete, Tevanyan has most notably claimed the 2020 Individual World Cup and the 2019 U23 European Championships. He qualifie ...

, style="font-size:88%", FF , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 10–14 January 2024 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5,

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Agustín Destribats Agustín Alejandro Destribats (born October 30, 1997) is an Argentine freestyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms. He has represented Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics, at the 2023 Pan American Games, earning bronze, and the 2018 and 202 ...

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, style="font-size:88%", 12–6 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 34–7 , align=left, Maxim Saculţan , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, 18–19 September 2023 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, 2023 World Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6,

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Iszmail Muszukajev Ismail Timurovich Musukaev (, ; born 28 January 1993) is a Russian-born Hungarian freestyle wrestler. A world champion and European champion, Musukaev represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and at the 2024 Summer Olymp ...

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, style="font-size:88%", 8–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 20–5 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 3–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 23 April 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2022 Asian Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia , - , Win , 19–5 , align=left, Tseveensürengiin Tsogbadrakh , style="font-size:88%", 6–0 , - , Win , 18–5 , align=left, Kaiki Yamaguchi , style="font-size:88%", 9–0 , - , Win , 17–5 , align=left, Inayat Ullah , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 16–5 , align=left,

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Tehran, Iran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

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References

External links

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Rahman Amouzadkhalili
at the

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