Amir Hossein Zare Explained

Headercolor:Gold
Fullname:Amir Hossein Zare
Nickname:Heavyweight King
Rostam of Iran
The Iranian Giant
Iranian Warrior
Nationality:Iranian
Birth Date:16 January 2001
Birth Place:Amol, Mazandaran, Iran[1]
Height:185 cm
Weight:125 kg
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle
Turnedpro:2018
Coach:Hamid Aghajani
Ebrahim Mehraban
Gholamreza Mohammadi
Pejman Dorostkar
Alma Mater:Islamic Azad University Ayatollah Amoli
Club:Shahr Bank
Iran Mall
Fooladin Zob Amol
Petro Palayesh Bilish

Amir Hossein Zare (fa|امیرحسین زارع; born 16 January 2001) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who currently competes in the heavyweight division.[2] Zare became World Champion in 2021, and 2023. He was the 2019 U23 World Champion at age 18.[3] [4] He claimed a Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medal in 2021.[5] 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.[6]

Early life

Zare started Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals from elementary school, then entered wrestling during middle school. He studied at Governmental leading high school.

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.[7] He followed up with his international debut, claiming the 2019 U23 World Championship after cleaning out the bracket with technical falls. 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.[7] 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.[8] To close out the year, he helped Iran reach the gold medal at the World Clubs Cup.[9]

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.[10] [11] 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.[12] 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.[13]

2022

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 125kg 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 the Gold medal in the men's 125kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[17] This was Zare's second gold medal in the world championship.,[18] triumphing over Geno Petriashvili from Georgia with a decisive score of 11-0. Referring to this fight, the World Wrestling Federation wrote: Petriashvili had no answer for the tremendous pressure that Zare applied. Zare, who won bronze last year and gold in 2021, added another gold medal to his record.[19] [20] Zare won 4-0 against Taha Akgül in the semifinals.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] Zare In the continuation of this year's competitions, won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games. He first defeated Zaman Anwar from Pakistan 10-0 and then beat China Buheeerdun 10-0. Zare defeated Yusup Batirmurzaev 11-0 to secure his place in the final. He defeated Mongolia’s Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel 7-0 in the men's 125Kg final bout. His gold medal was Iran's 12th gold medal in the 2022 Asian Games.[23] [24]

2024

He started the year by winning a gold medal in Zagreb Open. Zare competed with Amir Reza Masoumi in the final. The bout was a playoff for the Olympic spot as Masoumi had won the national championships. Like their previous encounters, Zare was in control of the bout which he won 5-0.[25] [26]

He won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 125kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[27]

Freestyle record

! colspan="7"| International Senior Freestyle Matches|-! Res.! Record! Opponent! Score! Date! Event! Location|-! style=background:white colspan=7 | 2024 Olympic Games at 125 kg|-|Loss|45-6|align=left| Geno Petriashvili|style="font-size:88%"|9-10|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=1|10 August 2024|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2024 Olympic Games|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Paris|-|Win|45-5|align=left| Taha Akgül|style="font-size:88%"|2-1|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|9 August 2024|-|Win|44-5|align=left| Amar Dhesi|style="font-size:88%"|10-0|-|Win|43-5|align=left| Aiaal Lazarev|style="font-size:88%"|5–0|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|42–5|align=left| Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel|style="font-size:88%"|7-0|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|7 October 2023|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2022 Asian Games|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Hangzhou, China|-|Win|41–5|align=left| Yusup Batirmurzaev|style="font-size:88%"|11-0|-|Win|40–5|align=left| Buheeerdun|style="font-size:88%"|10-0|-|Win|39–5|align=left| Zaman Anwar|style="font-size:88%"|10-0|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|38–5|align=left| Geno Petriashvili|style="font-size:88%"|11-0|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|17 September 2023|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2023 World Championships|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| Belgrade, Serbia|-|Win|37–5|align=left| Taha Akgül|style="font-size:88%"|4-0|-|Win|36–5|align=left| Dániel Ligeti|style="font-size:88%"|11-4|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|16 September 2022|-|Win|35–5|align=left| Jonovan Smith|style="font-size:88%"|10-0|-|Win|34–5|align=left| Dzianis Khramiankou|style="font-size:88%"|7-2|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|33–5|align=left| Amar Dhesi|style="font-size:88%"|8–0|style="font-size:88%"|16 September 2022|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2022 World Championships|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Belgrade, Serbia|-|Loss|32–5|align=left| Taha Akgül|style="font-size:88%"|2–4|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|15 September 2022|-|Win|32–4|align=left| Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|-|Win|32–4|align=left| Deng Zhiwei|style="font-size:88%"|3–0|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|31–4|align=left| Geno Petriashvili|style="font-size:88%"|9–2|style="font-size:88%"|3 October 2021|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2021 World Championships|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Oslo, Norway|-|Win|30–4|align=left| Taha Akgül|style="font-size:88%"|4–0|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2 October 2021|-|Win|29–4|align=left| Nick Gwiazdowski|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|-|Win|28–4|align=left| Dzianis Khramiankou|style="font-size:88%"|6–0|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|27–4|align=left| Deng Zhiwei|style="font-size:88%"|5–0|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|5 August–6, 2021|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2020 Summer Olympics|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Tokyo, Japan|-|Loss|26–4|align=left| Geno Petriashvili|style="font-size:88%"|3–6|-|Win|26–3|align=left| Egzon Shala|style="font-size:88%"|TF 13–2|-|Win|25–3|align=left| Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi|style="font-size:88%"|7–0|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|24–3|align=left| Nick Gwiazdowski|style="font-size:88%"|DQ (6–1)|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|9 June 2021|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2021 Poland Open|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3| Warsaw, Poland|-|Win|22–3|align=left| Oleksandr Kalinovskyi|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|-|Win|21–3|align=left| Diaaeldin Kamal|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Loss|20–3|align=left| Amin Taheri|style="font-size:88%"|3–4|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|5 November 2020|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2020 Iranian World Team Trials|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| Tehran, Iran|-|Win|20–2|align=left| Amin Taheri|style="font-size:88%"|3–1|-|Loss|19–2|align=left| Amin Taheri|style="font-size:88%"|0–2|-|Win|19–1|align=left| Parviz Hadi|style="font-size:88%"|4–0|-|Win|18–1|align=left| Yadollah Mohebbi|style="font-size:88%"|4–1|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|17–1|align=left| Bilyal Makhov|style="font-size:88%"|5–3|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|15 January–18, 2020|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3| Rome, Italy|-|Win|16–1|align=left| Nick Matuhin|style="font-size:88%"|8–0|-|Win|15–1|align=left| Yusup Batirmurzaev|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|14–1|align=left| FF|style="font-size:88%"|FF|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|17 December–21, 2019|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2019 World Clubs Cup|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2| Bojnoord, Iran|-|Win|13–1|align=left| Amir Bazrafshan|style="font-size:88%"|10–2|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|12–1|align=left| Nick Gwiazdowski|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|7 December–8, 2019|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2019 Alans International|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Vladikavkaz, Russia|-|Loss|11–1|align=left| Batradz Gazzaev|style="font-size:88%"|2–3|-|Win|11–0|align=left| Atsamaz Tebloev|style="font-size:88%"|FF|-|Win|10–0|align=left| Khasanboy Rakhimov|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|9–0|align=left| Geno Petriashvili|style="font-size:88%"|15–11|style="font-size:88%" |22 November 2019|style="font-size:88%" |2019 Iranian Premier League|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" | Tehran, Iran|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|8–0|align=left| Vitaly Goloev|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|28–30 October 2019|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2019 U23 World Championships|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Budapest, Hungary|-|Win|7–0|align=left| Zuriko Urtashvili|style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0|-|Win|6–0|align=left| Yusup Batirmurzaev|style="font-size:88%"|TF 17–7|-|Win|5–0|align=left| Samhan Jabrailov|style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0|-|Win|4–0|align=left| Soheil Yousefi|style="font-size:88%"||style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|6 October–7, 2019|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2019 Iranian Premier League|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Tehran, Iran|-|Win|3–0|align=left| Vahid Yousefvand|style="font-size:88%"||-|Win|2–0|align=left| Yadollah Mohebbi|style="font-size:88%"||-|Win|1–0|align=left| Soheil Gholipour Safar|style="font-size:88%"||-

References

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eurosport.com/olympics/athletes/profile/zare-amir-hossein-1543088 A.Zare Eurosport
  2. Web site: ایران قهرمان کشتی آزاد جوانان آسیا شد. 2021-06-10. United World Wrestling.
  3. Web site: Iran's heavyweight wrestler Zare wins U23 Senior World Championships in Hungary. 31 October 2019. 19 December 2019.
  4. Web site: Iran's freestyle wrestling team finishes second at U23 World Championships. www.payvand.com. 2019-11-14.
  5. Web site: ZARE Amir Hossein Abbas profile page. 2021-10-03. uww.org. en.
  6. Web site: Iranian Wrestlers Earn Two Silver Medals at Youth Olympics. 16 October 2018. tsnimnews.com. 19 December 2019.
  7. Web site: کشتی. روابط عمومی فدراسیون. فدراسیون کشتی. 2021-06-10. فدراسیون کشتی. fa.
  8. Web site: 2019-12-08. Iran's freestyle wrestler grabs bronze medal in Alans int'l tournament. 2021-06-10. IRNA English. en.
  9. Web site: FarsNews Agency Iranian Team Claims World Wrestling Clubs Cup. 2021-06-10. www.farsnews.ir.
  10. Web site: 2020-01-18. Iran freestylers grab two gold medals in Rome Championship. 2021-06-10. IRNA English. en.
  11. Web site: tim. Updated Nov. 6: News from Around the World. 2021-06-10. United World Wrestling. English.
  12. Web site: Miller. Christopher. 2021-06-09. Final Results from Day Two of Poland Open as Men's Freestyle Concludes. 2021-06-10. The Open Mat. en-US.
  13. https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/58096681 Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling - Freestyle Men's 125kg results - BBC
  14. News: Shefferd . Neil . 16 September 2022 . Olympic champions help US claim double freestyle gold at World Wrestling Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 17 September 2022.
  15. Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  16. https://en.irna.ir/news/84889387/Iran-s-heavyweight-wrestler-Zare-wins-freestyle-bronze Iran's heavyweight wrestler Zare wins freestyle bronze
  17. https://olympics.com/en/news/exclusive-world-wrestling-champion-amir-zare-iran-usa-nba-star-steph-curry Exclusive interview with Amir Zare: Iran's world champion shares how wrestling unites nations - 'Sport is more than politics'
  18. https://en.irna.ir/news/85231044/Iran-s-freestyle-wrestler-Zare-wins-gold-at-2023-Belgrade Iran's freestyle wrestler Zare wins gold at 2023 Belgrade
  19. https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/489083/Zare-ready-to-win-gold-at-2023-World-Wrestling-Championships Zare ready to win gold at 2023 World Wrestling Championships - Tehran Times
  20. https://www.ecieco.org/en/news/9548/The-Iranian-Freestyle-Wrestling-Team-Became-the-Runner-Up-of-The-World The Iranian Freestyle Wrestling Team Became the Runner-Up of The World
  21. https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/489119/Iranian-freestyler-Zare-wins-gold-at-2023-Belgrade Zare wins gold at 2023 Belgrade
  22. https://en.irna.ir/news/85230320/Iranian-freestyle-wrestlers-qualify-for-2024-Paris-Olympics Iranian freestyle wrestlers qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics
  23. https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2023/10/07/2967683/2022-asian-games-zare-wins-gold-in-wrestling#:~:text=TEHRAN%20(Tasnim)%20%E2%80%93%20Iranian%20freestyle,2022%20Asian%20Games%20on%20Saturday.&text=He%20first%20defeated%20Pakistan's%20Zaman,his%20place%20in%20the%20final. 2022 Asian Games: Zare Wins Gold in Wrestling
  24. https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/489817/Wrestler-Zare-collects-Iran-s-12th-gold-at-Hangzhou Wrestler Zare collects Iran’s 12th gold at Hangzhou
  25. https://uww.org/article/zagreb-open-azarpira-beats-snyder-zare-susaki-dominate Zagreb Open: Azarpira beats Snyder; Zare, Susaki dominate
  26. https://iranpress.com/2024-grand-prix-zagreb-open--iranian-wrestlers-ascending 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open; Iranian wrestlers ascending
  27. Web site: Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf . 11 August 2024 . 12 August 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.

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