Rahman Amouzad

Rahman Amouzad
Rahman 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 (age 22)
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 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
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bishkek 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Astana 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 65 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2021 Istanbul 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tehran 61 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

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2018–2020

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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

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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.[12] In June, Amouzad claimed the Yasar Dogu gold medal, notably defeating Asian champion Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov and Münir Recep Aktaş.[13]

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.[14]

2022

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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.[15]

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.[16] The next day, he claimed the World title, defeating three-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis from the United States in a high-scoring match.[17]

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.[18]

Freestyle record

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Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2024 Summer Olympics 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 49–10 Japan Kotaro Kiyooka 3–10 August 11, 2024 2024 Summer Olympics

France Paris, France

Win 49–9 Hungary Ismail Musukaev TF 10–0 August 10, 2024
Win 48–9 Albania Islam Dudaev TF 11–0
Win 47–9 United States Zain Retherford 8–0
2024 Asian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 46–9 Mongolia Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga 2–1 11 April 2024 2024 Asian Championships Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Win 45–9 Uzbekistan Abbos Rakhmonov TF 10–0
Win 44–9 South Korea Yoo Seon-ho 7–0
Win 43–9 Kyrgyzstan Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov 4–2
2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss Armenia Vazgen Tevanyan FF 10–14 January 2024 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open

Croatia Zagreb, Croatia

Win 42–9 Iran Abbas Ebrahimzadeh 12–4
Win 41–9 Argentina Agustín Destribats TF 10–0
Win 40–9 China Yuan Shaohua TF 10–0
Win 39–9 Turkey Abdullah Toprak 12–4
2022 Asian Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 38–8 Mongolia Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga TF 1–11 6 October 2023 2022 Asian Games

China Hangzhou, China

Win 38–7 India Bajrang Punia 8–1
Win 37–7 China Wei Baowen 6–0
Win 36–7 Japan Kaiki Yamaguchi 2–1
Win 35–7 Uzbekistan Abbos Rakhmonov 12–6
2023 World Championships 5th at 65 kg
Win 34–7 Moldova Maxim Saculţan TF 10–0 18–19 September 2023 2023 World Championships Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
Loss 33–7 Russia Shamil Mamedov 6–8
Loss 33–6 Hungary Iszmail Muszukajev 5–6
Win 33–5 United States Nick Lee 7–4
Win 32–5 Romania Ștefan Coman TF 12–0
Win 31–5 Comoros Yanisse Madi TF 10–0
2023 Asian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 30–5 Mongolia Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga 3–1 13 April 2023 2023 Asian Championships Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
Win 29–5 Japan Ryoma Anraku 2–1
Win 28–5 Kazakhstan Sanzhar Mukhtar 6–0
2022 World Cup at 65 kg – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) for Iran
Win 27–5 United States Yianni Diakomihalis 5–4 December 10–11, 2022 2022 World Cup United States Coralville, Iowa
Win 26–5 Kyrgyzstan Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu 5–0
2022 World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 25–5 United States Yianni Diakomihalis 13–8 17–18 September 2022 2022 World Championships Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
Win 24–5 Azerbaijan Haji Aliyev 9–2
Win 23–5 Kazakhstan Adil Ospanov TF 13–2
Win 22–5 Hungary Iszmail Muszukajev 6–0
Win 21–5 South Korea Yun Jun-sik 8–1
2022 Asian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 20–5 India Bajrang Punia 3–1 23 April 2022 2022 Asian Championships Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Win 19–5 Mongolia Tseveensürengiin Tsogbadrakh 6–0
Win 18–5 Japan Kaiki Yamaguchi 9–0
Win 17–5 Pakistan Inayat Ullah TF 11–0
2021 World Championships 11th at 61 kg
Loss 16–5 Japan Toshihiro Hasegawa 5–9 2 October 2021 2021 World Championships Norway Oslo, Norway
Win 16–4 Hungary Gamzatgadzsi Halidov 5–0
2021 Yasar Dogu 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 61 kg
Win 15–4 Kazakhstan Assyl Aitakyn 4–0 25–27 June 2021 2021 Yasar Dogu International

Turkey Istanbul, Turkey

Win 14–4 Turkey Münir Recep Aktaş 8–1
Win 13–4 Kyrgyzstan Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov 8–6
2021 Takhi Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 61 kg
Win 12–4 Iran Mohammad Ramezanpour 3–1 20 May 2021 2021 Takhi Cup

Iran Tehran, Iran

Win 11–4 Iran Dariush Gholizadeh TF 11–0
Win 10–4 Iran Peyman Nemati 3–1
Win 9–4 Iran Amir Hossein Khodabakhshi 6–1
2021 Iranian Olympic Team Trials 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 57 kg
Loss 8–4 Iran Reza Atri 4–6 9 March 2021 2021 Iranian Olympic Team Trials

Iran Tehran, Iran

2020 Individual World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 57 kg
Win 8–3 Belarus Uladzislau Andreyeu 4–0 16 December 2020 2020 Individual World Cup

Serbia Belgrade, Serbia

Loss 7–3 Russia Zaur Uguev Fall
Win 7–2 Guinea-Bissau Diamantino Iuna Fafé Fall
Win 6–2 Italy Givi Davidovi TF 11–0
Win 5–2 Turkey Saban Kiziltas TF 10–0
2020 Iranian Premier League at 57 kg – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) for IAU
Win 4–2 Iran Erfan Jafarian 11–2 6 December 2020 2020 Iranian Premier League

Iran Tehran, Iran

Win 3–2 Iran Reza Kharefi Safar TF 10–0
2020 IRI World Team Trials 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 57 kg
Loss 2–2 Iran Alireza Sarlak 8–10 5 November 2020 2020 Iranian World Team Trials

Iran Tehran, Iran

Win Iran Nader Hajaghania FF
Loss 2–1 Iran Reza Atri 4–4
2020 Iranian Premier League at 61 kg – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) for IAU
Win 2–0 Iran Younes Sarmasti TF 10–0 2 October 2020 2020 Iranian Premier League

Iran Tehran, Iran

Win 1–0 Iran Ehsan Ranjbar TF 12–2

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