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Amir Ali Azarpira
Personal information
Native name	امیرعلی آذرپیرا
Nationality	Iranian
Born	March 26, 2002 (age 22); Tehran, Iran
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Weight class	97 kg
Coached by	Hamid Azarpira
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Iran
Olympic Games
World Cup
Grand Prix
World U23 Championships
World Junior Championship
Asian Junior Championship

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Amir Ali Azarpira (Persian: امیرعلی آذرپیرا; born March 26, 2002) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler.^[2]

He won gold medal in the 97 kg event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] and a member of the Iranian national team.

and the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships. He also won a gold medal in the 97 kg event at the 2022 U20 Asian Wrestling Championships.

He also won one of the Bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[1]

Biography

Professional wrestling career

Amir ali Azarpira became familiar with wrestling at the age of 9 through his father, Hamid Azarpira.

The 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships

In the 97 kg event, Amir ali Azarpira defeated Vasil Poliuchanka from Belarus with a score of 5–0 in the first round. In the next round, in the quarterfinals, he defeated Zuriko Ortashvili from Georgia with a score of 5-3 and advanced to the semifinals. Azarpira won against Jonathan AIELLO from the United States with a score of 9–0 in this stage and made it to the final. In the final match, he defeated Rado Lifter, the silver medalist of the U23 European Wrestling Championships from Moldova, with a score of 7-3 and won the gold medal.^[7]

The 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships

In the 97 kg event, Amir ali Azarpira defeated Vasyl Sova from Ukraine with a score of 12–2 in the first round and advanced to the quarterfinals. In this round, he defeated Richard Vagh from Hungary with a score of 10-0 and made it to the semifinals. Azarpira won against Ertugrul Agca from Germany with a score of 8–0 in this match and made it to the final. In the final match, he defeated Tanner Sloan from the United States with a score of 5-3 and won the gold medal.^[8]

The 2022 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle

In 2022, Amir ali Azarpira was the only national wrestler in the 97 kg event to participate in this international tournament and was able to demonstrate an outstanding performance. He defeated the Japanese team with a score of 13-2 and defeated Batyrbek Tsakulov, the world's runner-up in the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, with a score of 10–0 in the team of World Wrestling Stars, which was formed by the United World Wrestling from the world's best wrestlers. With these excellent results, he was exempted from participating in the 1401 Iranian championship, which is the first qualifying stage for the world and Asian championships, along with Ali Savadkuhi. He is also among the national wrestlers selected to participate in the Zagreb Ranking Tournament in Croatia, which will be held from February 12 to 16, 2023.

He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Iran for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[9] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event at the Olympics.^[10]

References

^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/amirali-azarpira_1543095
^ "Profile". United World Wrestling.
^ "World Championships | United World Wrestling". uww.org. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Iran freestyle team 2nd in 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships". tehran times. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^ "تیم ملی کشتی آزاد امید ایران نائب‌قهرمان جهان شد". Islamic Republic News Agency. 7 November 2021.
^ "Iran U-23 freestyle team ranks 2nd at World Wrestling Championship". ifpnews.com. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "The Iranian freestyle wrestling team, Omid Iran, became the runner-up in the world".
^ "Two medals won by freestyle wrestlers in the first five weight categories / Azarpira won the first gold medal".
^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

External links

Amir Ali Azarpira at the International Wrestling Database
Amir Ali Azarpira at the International Wrestling Database
Amir Ali Azarpira at Olympics.com

[1] ttps://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/amirali-azarpira_1543095

[2] "Profile". United World Wrestling.

[uww-3] "World Championships | United World Wrestling". uww.org. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[4] "Iran freestyle team 2nd in 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships". tehran times. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

[5] "تیم ملی کشتی آزاد امید ایران نائب‌قهرمان جهان شد". Islamic Republic News Agency. 7 November 2021.

[6] "Iran U-23 freestyle team ranks 2nd at World Wrestling Championship". ifpnews.com. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[7] "The Iranian freestyle wrestling team, Omid Iran, became the runner-up in the world".

[8] "Two medals won by freestyle wrestlers in the first five weight categories / Azarpira won the first gold medal".

[asian_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024-9] "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[wrestling_results_book_summer_olympics_2024-10] "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

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-'''Amir Ali Azarpira''' ({{lang-fa|امیرعلی آذرپیرا}}) is an Iranian [[Freestyle wrestling|freestyle wrestler]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbwrestling/daten.php?spid=5AC58EB325F149219F9331C897A58F08|title=Profile|website=[[United World Wrestling]]}}</ref>
+'''Amir Ali Azarpira''' ({{lang-fa|امیرعلی آذرپیرا}}; born March 26, 2002) is an Iranian [[Freestyle wrestling|freestyle wrestler]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbwrestling/daten.php?spid=5AC58EB325F149219F9331C897A58F08|title=Profile|website=[[United World Wrestling]]}}</ref>
-He won [[gold medal]] in the [[2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 97 kg|97&nbsp;kg]] event at the [[2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships]] held in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]]<ref name="uww">{{cite web|url=https://uww.org/event/world-championships-57|title=World Championships &#124; United World Wrestling|website=uww.org|access-date=2021-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/466802|title=Iran freestyle team 2nd in 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships|website=[[tehran times]]|date=8 November 2021|accessdate=10 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irna.ir/news/84533145 | title=تیم ملی کشتی آزاد امید ایران نائب قهرمان جهان شد |date=2021-11-07 |publisher= [[Islamic Republic News Agency]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ifpnews.com/iran-u-23-freestyle-team-ranks-2nd-at-world-wrestling-championship?fr=operanews|title=Iran U-23 freestyle team ranks 2nd at World Wrestling Championship|website=ifpnews.com|date=8 November 2021|accessdate=11 November 2021}}</ref> and a member of the Iranian national team.
+He won [[gold medal]] in the [[2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 97 kg|97&nbsp;kg]] event at the [[2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships]] held in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]]<ref name="uww">{{cite web|url=https://uww.org/event/world-championships-57|title=World Championships &#124; United World Wrestling|website=uww.org|access-date=2021-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/466802|title=Iran freestyle team 2nd in 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships|website=[[tehran times]]|date=8 November 2021|accessdate=10 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irna.ir/news/84533145 | title=تیم ملی کشتی آزاد امید ایران نائب‌قهرمان جهان شد |date=2021-11-07 |publisher= [[Islamic Republic News Agency]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ifpnews.com/iran-u-23-freestyle-team-ranks-2nd-at-world-wrestling-championship?fr=operanews|title=Iran U-23 freestyle team ranks 2nd at World Wrestling Championship|website=ifpnews.com|date=8 November 2021|accessdate=11 November 2021}}</ref> and a member of the Iranian national team.
 and the [[2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships]]. He also won a [[gold medal]] in the 97&nbsp;kg event at the 2022 U20 Asian Wrestling Championships.
+He also won one of the Bronze medals in the [[Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 97 kg|97{{nbsp}}kg]] event at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] held in Paris, France.[https://en.mehrnews.com/amp/219345/]
 == Biography ==
-Amir ali Azarpira was born in Tehran, Iran.
-== Professional athletic career ==
+== Professional wrestling career ==
-Amir ali Azarpira became familiar with wrestling at the age of 9 through his father, Hamid Azarpira, a former wrestler, and started practicing under his father's supervision. His father was his first coach. He also trained under Mr. Najjarian and Mr. Ismail Ploui. He won his first medals in the cadet and junior categories and joined the national team in the junior category.
+Amir ali Azarpira became familiar with wrestling at the age of 9 through his father, Hamid Azarpira.
 === The 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships ===
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 In 2022, Amir ali Azarpira was the only national wrestler in the 97&nbsp;kg event to participate in this international tournament and was able to demonstrate an outstanding performance. He defeated the Japanese team with a score of 13-2 and defeated [[Batyrbek Tsakulov]], the world's runner-up in the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, with a score of 10–0 in the team of World Wrestling Stars, which was formed by the [[United World Wrestling]] from the world's best wrestlers. With these excellent results, he was exempted from participating in the 1401 Iranian championship, which is the first qualifying stage for the world and Asian championships, along with Ali Savadkuhi. He is also among the national wrestlers selected to participate in the Zagreb Ranking Tournament in Croatia, which will be held from February 12 to 16, 2023.
-He competed at the [[2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament]] in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Iran for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris, France.<ref name="asian_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422185521/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-date=22 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>
+He competed at the [[2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament]] in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Iran for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris, France.<ref name="asian_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422185521/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-date=22 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> He won one of the bronze medals in the [[Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 97 kg|men's 97{{nbsp}}kg]] event at the Olympics.<ref name="wrestling_results_book_summer_olympics_2024">{{Cite web |title=Wrestling Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}}</ref>
 == References ==
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 == External links ==
 * {{sports links}}
+{{Olympic medalists for Iran}}
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 [[Category:Sport wrestlers from Tehran]]
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-[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
 [[Category:21st-century Iranian sportsmen]]
+[[Category:Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Olympic wrestlers for Iran]]
+[[Category:2002 births]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Iran]]
+[[Category:Olympic medalists in wrestling]]

v t e Olympic medalists for Iran
1900 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Gold medalists	Emam-Ali Habibi Gholamreza Takhti Mohammad Nassiri Abdollah Movahed Rasoul Khadem Hossein Tavakkoli Hossein Rezazadeh (2 titles) Alireza Dabir Hadi Saei (2 titles) Saeid Mohammadpour Hamid Sourian Omid Norouzi Navab Nassirshalal Ghasem Rezaei Behdad Salimi Komeil Ghasemi Kianoush Rostami Sohrab Moradi Hassan Yazdani Javad Foroughi Mohammad Reza Geraei Sajjad Ganjzadeh Mohammad Hadi Saravi Saeid Esmaeili Arian Salimi
Silver medalists	Gholamreza Takhti (2 titles) Nasser Givehchi Mahmoud Namjoo Mehdi Yaghoubi Mohammad Ali Khojastehpour Parviz Jalayer Mohammad Nassiri Rahim Aliabadi Mansour Barzegar Askari Mohammadian (2 titles) Abbas Jadidi Alireza Rezaei Masoud Mostafa-Jokar Kianoush Rostami Sajjad Anoushiravani Ehsan Haddadi Mohammad Bagheri Motamed Sadegh Goudarzi Komeil Ghasemi Ali Davoudi Hassan Yazdani (2 titles) Alireza Mohmadi Nahid Kiani Mehran Barkhordari Amir Hossein Zare Rahman Amouzad
Bronze medalists	Jafar Salmasi Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Abdollah Mojtabavi Tofigh Jahanbakht Ali Mirzaei Mahmoud Namjoo Mohammad Paziraei Ebrahim Seifpour Esmaeil Elmkhah Ali Akbar Heidari Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran Aboutaleb Talebi Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi Ebrahim Javadi Mohammad Nassiri Amir Reza Khadem (2 titles) Rasoul Khadem Hadi Saei Yousef Karami Alireza Heidari Morad Mohammadi Ehsan Lashgari Saeid Abdevali Ghasem Rezaei Kimia Alizadeh Hassan Rahimi Mohammad Hadi Saravi Amir Hossein Zare Amin Mirzazadeh Mobina Nematzadeh Amir Ali Azarpira