Amir Hossein Zare

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 2023. He 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]

Amir Hossein Zare
Personal information
Full nameAmir Hossein Zare
Nickname(s)Heavyweight King
Rostam of Iran
The Iranian Giant
NationalityIranian
Born (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001
Amol, Mazandaran, Iran
Alma materIslamic Azad University Ayatollah Amoli
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
CountryIran
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubShahr Bank
Iran Mall
Fooladin Zob Amol
Petro Palayesh Bilish
Turned pro2018
Coached byHamid Aghajani
Ebrahim Mehraban
Now coachingPejman Dorostkar
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 2 0 1
World U23 Championships 1 0 0
Asian Games 1 0 0
Youth Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Junior Championships 0 1 0
World U17 Championships 1 0 0
World Club Championship 1 0 0
Other 7 0 1
Total 13 2 3
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 125 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oslo 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Belgrade125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 125 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 125 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires 110 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 125 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Tallinn125 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2020 Rome125 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Warsaw125 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Almaty125 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Zagreb125 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Urmia125 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Vladikavkaz125 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Beirut 125 kg
World Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Zagreb 110 kg
Asian Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tashkent 110 kg
World Club Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bojnord 125 kg

Early life

Zare started Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals from elementary school, then entered wrestling during middle school. During primary school he used to go to the ancient gym with his father and uncle.

Career

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. He won against Geno Petriashvili in the Iranian Premier League and was a surprise, the result of this match was 15–11.[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.[12]Zare, in his seniors international debut, clinched a precious bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.[13]

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.[14][15] 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.[16] Zare continued in the tournament 2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Cup held in Almaty, Kazakhstan won the gold medal by defeating Yusup Batirmurzaev.

2023

He won one of the Gold medal in the men's 125 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[17] This was Zare second consecutive gold medal in the world championship.[18] Zare triumphing over Geno Petriashvili from Georgia with a decisive score of 11-0. Zare won 4-0 against Taha Akgül in the semifinals.[19][20]Zare scored a total of 43 points by the end of the tournament.[21]Amir Hossein Zare at the end of the tournament, have secured their spots in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[22]

References

  1. "ایران قهرمان کشتی آزاد جوانان آسیا شد". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. "Iran's heavyweight wrestler Zare wins U23 Senior World Championships in Hungary". 31 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. "Iran's freestyle wrestling team finishes second at U23 World Championships". www.payvand.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. "ZARE Amir Hossein Abbas profile page". uww.org. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  5. "Iranian Wrestlers Earn Two Silver Medals at Youth Olympics". tsnimnews.com. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. کشتی, روابط عمومی فدراسیون. "فدراسیون کشتی". فدراسیون کشتی (in Persian). Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. "Iran's freestyle wrestler grabs bronze medal in Alans int'l tournament". IRNA English. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. "FarsNews Agency Iranian Team Claims World Wrestling Clubs Cup". www.farsnews.ir. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  9. "Iran freestylers grab two gold medals in Rome Championship". IRNA English. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. tim. "Updated Nov. 6: News from Around the World". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  11. 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.
  12. Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling - Freestyle Men's 125kg results - BBC
  13. Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling - Freestyle Men's 125kg results - BBC
  14. Shefferd, Neil (16 September 2022). "Olympic champions help US claim double freestyle gold at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  15. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  16. Iran's heavyweight wrestler Zare wins freestyle bronze
  17. Exclusive interview with Amir Zare: Iran's world champion shares how wrestling unites nations - 'Sport is more than politics'
  18. Iran's freestyle wrestler Zare wins gold at 2023 Belgrade
  19. Zare ready to win gold at 2023 World Wrestling Championships - Tehran Times
  20. The Iranian Freestyle Wrestling Team Became the Runner-Up of The World
  21. Zare wins gold at 2023 Belgrade
  22. Iranian freestyle wrestlers qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics
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