Pejman Poshtam

Pejman Poshtam (Persian: پژمان پشتام, born 11 January 1994)[1] is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a two-time medalist, including gold, at the Asian Wrestling Championships.[2]

Pejman Poshtam
Pejman Poshtam at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994
Baqershahr, Ray County
Height178 cm (5.84 ft; 70 in)
Sport
CountryIran
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 82 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty 77 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 New Delhi 77 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan 77 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ashgabat 75 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Bronze medal – third place2023 Istanbul87 kg

Career

At the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, he won the gold medal in the 75 kg event.[1] In 2018, he competed in the 77 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships where he was eliminated in his first match by Dmytro Pyshkov of Ukraine.[3]

In 2019, he represented Iran at the Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won the gold medal in the 77 kg event.[4] In the final, he defeated Hasan Aliyev of Azerbaijan. In 2020, he won the silver medal in the 77 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[5][6]

He competed in the 82 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 1st Greco-Roman 75 kg
2019 Military World Games Wuhan, China 1st Greco-Roman 77 kg
2020 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2021 Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan 1st Greco-Roman 77 kg
World Championships Oslo, Norway 3rd Greco-Roman 82 kg

References
  1. "Wrestling Results book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. Burke, Patrick (8 October 2021). "Rafig Huseynov among winners of first Greco-Roman finals at UWW World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. Pavitt, Michael (18 February 2020). "Sunil clinches first Indian Greco-Roman gold since 1993 at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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