Amir Hossein Zare
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Full name | Amir Hossein Abbas Zare | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Heavyweight King Iranian Giant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Iranian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Amol, Mazandaran, Iran | 16 January 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Islamic Azad University Ayatollah Amoli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Iran Mall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Pejman Dorostkar Ebrahim Mehraban | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amir Hossein Zare (Persian: امیر حسین زارع; born 16 January 2001) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who currently competes in the heavyweight division.[1] Zare became World Champion in 2021, and was the 2019 U23 World Champion at age 18.[2][3] He claimed a Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medal in 2021.[4] In the age-group, he was the 2018 Cadet World Champion and claimed silver medals from the 2019 Junior World Championships and the 2018 Youth Summer Olympics.[5]
Early Life
Zare started Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals from elementary school, then entered wrestling during middle school. He during primary school, he used to go to the ancient gym with his father and uncle.
Career
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/YOG_Wrestling_Freestyle_110kg_Gold_Medal_-_Amir_Hossein_Zare_vs_Sergei_Kozyrev_10.jpg/220px-YOG_Wrestling_Freestyle_110kg_Gold_Medal_-_Amir_Hossein_Zare_vs_Sergei_Kozyrev_10.jpg)
2019
The 2018 Cadet World Champion, Zare made his senior level debut in October 2019 at the age of 18, going 4–0 at the Iranian Premier League with a notable victory over two–time and reigning Asian Continental champion Yadollah Mohebbi.[6] He followed up with his international debut, claiming the 2019 U23 World Championship after cleaning out the bracket with technical falls.[2] Next, he took out reigning World Champion Geno Petriashvili in the final match of the Premier League, claiming gold for the team.[6] His first loss came at the Alans International, where he placed third with notable and dominant technical falls over the accomplished Khasanboy Rakhimov and Nick Gwiazdowski.[7] To close out the year, he helped Iran reach the gold medal at the World Clubs Cup.[8]
2020–2021
In 2020, Zare only competed twice, claiming the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series crown with notable wins over 2012 Olympic champion Bilyal Makhov and Nick Matuhin, and placing second at the Team Trials for the Individual World Cup.[9][10] In 2021, Zare claimed the 2021 Poland Open by beating Nick Gwiazdowski via disqualification after the later refused to engage due to Zare's pressure.[11] In the 2020 Summer Olympics, Zare won a Bronze Medal by defeating Deng Zhiwei in the Bronze Medal match. After 32 years, Zare won Iran's freestyle wrestling gold medal in the heavyweight division of the World Championships in Norway by defeating Geno Petriashvili. Zare, in his seniors international debut, clinched a precious bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.[12]
2022
He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 125 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[13][14] Zare faced the Canadian Amar Dhesi who has the Pan American gold and silver medals, and beat him wisely 8-0 to win the bronze medal.[15]
Freestyle record
References
- ^ "ایران قهرمان کشتی آزاد جوانان آسیا شد". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Iran's heavyweight wrestler Zare wins U23 Senior World Championships in Hungary". 31 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Iran's freestyle wrestling team finishes second at U23 World Championships". www.payvand.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "ZARE Amir Hossein Abbas profile page". uww.org. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Iranian Wrestlers Earn Two Silver Medals at Youth Olympics". tsnimnews.com. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ a b کشتی, روابط عمومی فدراسیون. "فدراسیون کشتی". فدراسیون کشتی (in Persian). Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Iran's freestyle wrestler grabs bronze medal in Alans int'l tournament". IRNA English. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "FarsNews Agency Iranian Team Claims World Wrestling Clubs Cup". www.farsnews.ir. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Iran freestylers grab two gold medals in Rome Championship". IRNA English. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ tim. "Updated Nov. 6: News from Around the World". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Miller, Christopher (9 June 2021). "Final Results from Day Two of Poland Open as Men's Freestyle Concludes". The Open Mat. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling - Freestyle Men's 125kg results - BBC
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (16 September 2022). "Olympic champions help US claim double freestyle gold at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Iran's heavyweight wrestler Zare wins freestyle bronze
External links
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Iranian male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers of Iran
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Iran
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- World Wrestling Champions
- People from Amol
- Sportspeople from Mazandaran province
- 21st-century Iranian people