Rahman Amouzad
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Birth name | رحمان عموزاد خلیلی | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Rahman Amouzad Khalili | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Ruthless Rahman [1] Black Panther of Mazandaran Rahman No Mercy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22) Khalil Shahr, Behshahr, Mazandaran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 65 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rahman Amouzad Khalili (Persian: رحمان عموزاد خلیلی; born 17 July 2001) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who currently competes at 65 kilograms.[2] The 2022 World champion, Amouzad reached silver medals while representing Iran at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2022 Asian Games.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5][6][7]
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.[8] 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.[9] In December, he racked up two more wins for IAU at the Premier League.[10]
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.[11]
2021
In March, Amouzad competed in a rematch against Reza Atri for the Iranian Olympic Team spot, losing in a close bout on points.[12] 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.[13] In June, Amouzad claimed the Yasar Dogu gold medal, notably defeating Asian champion Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov and Münir Recep Aktaş.[14]
In August, Amouzad made his international U20 debut, becoming the 2021 U20 World Champion at 61 kilograms.[3] 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.[15]
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.[16]
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.[17] The next day, he claimed the World title, defeating three-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis from the United States in a high-scoring match.[18]
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.[19]
Freestyle record
Senior Freestyle Matches | ||||||
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Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
2024 Summer Olympics at 65 kg | ||||||
Loss | 49–10 | Kotaro Kiyooka | 3–10 | August 11, 2024 | 2024 Summer Olympics | |
Win | 49–9 | Ismail Musukaev | TF 10–0 | August 10, 2024 | ||
Win | 48–9 | Islam Dudaev | TF 11–0 | |||
Win | 47–9 | Zain Retherford | 8–0 | |||
2024 Asian Championships at 65 kg | ||||||
Win | 46–9 | Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga | 2–1 | 11 April 2024 | 2024 Asian Championships | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
Win | 45–9 | Abbos Rakhmonov | TF 10–0 | |||
Win | 44–9 | Yoo Seon-ho | 7–0 | |||
Win | 43–9 | Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov | 4–2 | |||
2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open at 65 kg | ||||||
Loss | Vazgen Tevanyan | FF | 10–14 January 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | ||
Win | 42–9 | Abbas Ebrahimzadeh | 12–4 | |||
Win | 41–9 | Agustín Destribats | TF 10–0 | |||
Win | 40–9 | Yuan Shaohua | TF 10–0 | |||
Win | 39–9 | Abdullah Toprak | 12–4 | |||
2022 Asian Games at 65 kg | ||||||
Loss | 38–8 | Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga | TF 1–11 | 6 October 2023 | 2022 Asian Games | |
Win | 38–7 | Bajrang Punia | 8–1 | |||
Win | 37–7 | Wei Baowen | 6–0 | |||
Win | 36–7 | Kaiki Yamaguchi | 2–1 | |||
Win | 35–7 | Abbos Rakhmonov | 12–6 | |||
2023 World Championships 5th at 65 kg | ||||||
Win | 34–7 | Maxim Saculţan | TF 10–0 | 18–19 September 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
Loss | 33–7 | Shamil Mamedov | 6–8 | |||
Loss | 33–6 | Iszmail Muszukajev | 5–6 | |||
Win | 33–5 | Nick Lee | 7–4 | |||
Win | 32–5 | Ștefan Coman | TF 12–0 | |||
Win | 31–5 | Yanisse Madi | TF 10–0 | |||
2023 Asian Championships at 65 kg | ||||||
Win | 30–5 | Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga | 3–1 | 13 April 2023 | 2023 Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan |
Win | 29–5 | Ryoma Anraku | 2–1 | |||
Win | 28–5 | Sanzhar Mukhtar | 6–0 | |||
2022 World Cup at 65 kg – for Iran | ||||||
Win | 27–5 | Yianni Diakomihalis | 5–4 | December 10–11, 2022 | 2022 World Cup | Coralville, Iowa |
Win | 26–5 | Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu | 5–0 | |||
2022 World Championships at 65 kg | ||||||
Win | 25–5 | Yianni Diakomihalis | 13–8 | 17–18 September 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
Win | 24–5 | Haji Aliyev | 9–2 | |||
Win | 23–5 | Adil Ospanov | TF 13–2 | |||
Win | 22–5 | Iszmail Muszukajev | 6–0 | |||
Win | 21–5 | Yun Jun-sik | 8–1 | |||
2022 Asian Championships at 65 kg | ||||||
Win | 20–5 | Bajrang Punia | 3–1 | 23 April 2022 | 2022 Asian Championships | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
Win | 19–5 | Tseveensürengiin Tsogbadrakh | 6–0 | |||
Win | 18–5 | Kaiki Yamaguchi | 9–0 | |||
Win | 17–5 | Inayat Ullah | TF 11–0 | |||
2021 World Championships 11th at 61 kg | ||||||
Loss | 16–5 | Toshihiro Hasegawa | 5–9 | 2 October 2021 | 2021 World Championships | Oslo, Norway |
Win | 16–4 | Gamzatgadzsi Halidov | 5–0 | |||
2021 Yasar Dogu at 61 kg | ||||||
Win | 15–4 | Assyl Aitakyn | 4–0 | 25–27 June 2021 | 2021 Yasar Dogu International | |
Win | 14–4 | Münir Recep Aktaş | 8–1 | |||
Win | 13–4 | Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov | 8–6 | |||
2021 Takhi Cup at 61 kg | ||||||
Win | 12–4 | Mohammad Ramezanpour | 3–1 | 20 May 2021 | 2021 Takhi Cup | |
Win | 11–4 | Dariush Gholizadeh | TF 11–0 | |||
Win | 10–4 | Peyman Nemati | 3–1 | |||
Win | 9–4 | Amir Hossein Khodabakhshi | 6–1 | |||
2021 Iranian Olympic Team Trials at 57 kg | ||||||
Loss | 8–4 | Reza Atri | 4–6 | 9 March 2021 | 2021 Iranian Olympic Team Trials | |
2020 Individual World Cup at 57 kg | ||||||
Win | 8–3 | Uladzislau Andreyeu | 4–0 | 16 December 2020 | 2020 Individual World Cup | |
Loss | 7–3 | Zaur Uguev | Fall | |||
Win | 7–2 | Diamantino Iuna Fafé | Fall | |||
Win | 6–2 | Givi Davidovi | TF 11–0 | |||
Win | 5–2 | Saban Kiziltas | TF 10–0 | |||
2020 Iranian Premier League at 57 kg – for IAU | ||||||
Win | 4–2 | Erfan Jafarian | 11–2 | 6 December 2020 | 2020 Iranian Premier League | |
Win | 3–2 | Reza Kharefi Safar | TF 10–0 | |||
2020 IRI World Team Trials at 57 kg | ||||||
Loss | 2–2 | Alireza Sarlak | 8–10 | 5 November 2020 | 2020 Iranian World Team Trials | |
Win | Nader Hajaghania | FF | ||||
Loss | 2–1 | Reza Atri | 4–4 | |||
2020 Iranian Premier League at 61 kg – for IAU | ||||||
Win | 2–0 | Younes Sarmasti | TF 10–0 | 2 October 2020 | 2020 Iranian Premier League | |
Win | 1–0 | Ehsan Ranjbar | TF 12–2 |
References
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- ^ Eric. "Freestyle World Cup Rosters". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ a b "Iran Freestyle Team Claims Title of Junior World C'ships". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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- ^ 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.
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External links
- Rahman Amouzad at the International Wrestling Database
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