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| nationality = Iranian
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| weight = 214 pounds
| sport = [[Freestyle wrestling]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|3|26}}<ref>https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/amirali-azarpira_1543095</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|3|26}}<ref>https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/amirali-azarpira_1543095</ref>
| birth_place = [[Tehran]]
| birth_place = [[Tehran]], Iran
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| height = 1.90 m
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| weight = 97 kg
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| coach = Hamid Azarpira
| coach = Hamid Azarpira
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's [[Freestyle wrestling]] }}
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's [[freestyle wrestling]] }}
{{Medal|Country| {{IRI}} }}
{{Medal|Country| {{IRI}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| [[Olympic Games]] }}
{{Medal|Competition| [[Olympic Games]] }}
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{{Medal|Gold| [[2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships|2022 Pontevedra]] | [[2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 97 kg|97 kg]] }}
{{Medal|Gold| [[2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships|2022 Pontevedra]] | [[2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 97 kg|97 kg]] }}
{{Medal|Competition| [[World Junior Wrestling Championships|World Junior Championship]] }}
{{Medal|Competition| [[World Junior Wrestling Championships|World Junior Championship]] }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships|2022 Sofia]] | 97 kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships|2022 Sofia]] | 97 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| Asian Junior Championship }}
{{Medal|Competition| Asian Junior Championship }}
{{Medal|Gold| 2022 Manama| 97 kg }}
{{Medal|Gold| 2022 Manama| 97 kg }}
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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.
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.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Amir Ali Azarpira was born in Tehran, Iran.
His father, Hamid Azarpira, is also a former wrestler and was Amir's first coach


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


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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.
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 ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Olympic wrestlers for Iran]]
[[Category:Olympic wrestlers for Iran]]
[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Iran]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in wrestling]]

Latest revision as of 05:40, 2 September 2024

Amir Ali Azarpira
Personal information
Native nameامیرعلی آذرپیرا
NationalityIranian
Born (2002-03-26) March 26, 2002 (age 22)[1]
Tehran, Iran
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Weight class97 kg
Coached byHamid Azarpira
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 97 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Coralville Team
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zagreb 97 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 97 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Belgrade 97 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pontevedra 97 kg
World Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia 97 kg
Asian Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manama 97 kg

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

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Professional wrestling career

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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 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/amirali-azarpira_1543095
  2. ^ "Profile". United World Wrestling.
  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".
  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.
  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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