Amin Mirzazadeh
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler
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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] Mirzazadeh won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3] He represented Iran at the 2020 Summer Olympics 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
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.[4]
In 2020, Mirzazadeh won the gold medal in the 130 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[5][6] 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.[7][8]
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.[9][10] In November 2021, he won the gold medal in the 130 kg event at the U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[11][12]
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.[13] 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.[14] He defeated Meng Lingzhe of China in his gold medal match.[14] In April 2024, Mirzazadeh won the gold medal in his event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[15] In August 2024, he won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3] He defeated Sabah Shariati of Azerbaijan in his bronze medal match.[3]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Summer Olympics | Paris, France | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg[16] | |
| 2025 | World Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
