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Amin Kavianinejad

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Amin Kavianinejad
Personal information
Native nameامین کاویانی‌نژاد
Full nameAmin Kavianinejad
Born (1998-11-22) 22 November 1998 (age 26)
Andimeshk, Iran
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Sport
CountryIran
SportGreco-Roman
Event77 kg
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 77 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 New Delhi 72 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Almaty 72 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 77 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2019 Istanbul 72 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Antalya 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Istanbul 72 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kyiv 77 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rome 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 77 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bydgoszcz 66 kg
Asian U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ulaanbaatar 77 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tampere 66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Trnava 72 kg
Asian Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taichung 66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 New Delhi 72 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sarajevo 58 kg
Asian Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 New Delhi 58 kg

Amin Kavianinejad (Persian: امین کاویانی‌نژاد; born 22 November 1998) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 77 kg division.[1]

Career

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2017 World Junior Wrestling Championships in the 66 kg category, Amin Kavianinejad defeated Manish of India 9–0 in the first round. He won the second round against Bek konorbayev of Kyrgyzstan with a score of 2–1. Kavianinejad defeated Shogo Takahashi of Japan 4–2 in the third round and in the quarterfinals to advance to the semi-finals. He lost 5–2 to Alan Mirzoyan of Russia and qualified for the match. Kaviani defeated Abila Khan amziev of Kazakhstan 5–1 in the match and won the bronze medal.[2]

At the 2020 Asian Championships, in the 72 kg category, Amin Kavianinejad defeated Chen Yan-kai of Chinese Taipei 8–0 in the second round after in the first round to advance to the semi-finals. He defeated Ruslan Tsarev of Kyrgyzstan 3-0 and made his way to the final. Kavianinejad defeated Ibragim Magomadov of Kazakhstan 8–0 in the final to win the gold medal.[3]

At the 2021 Asian Championships, in the 72 kg category, Amin Kavianinejad won the second round against Azat Sadikov of Kazakhstan 8–6 after resting in the first round. He defeated Asian champion Ruslan Tsarev of Kyrgyzstan 3–1 in the next round and in the semifinal stage and went to the qualifying round. He defeated Makhmud Bakhshilloev of Uzbekistan 2–1 to win the bronze medal.[4]

At the 2022 Asian Games, in the 77 kg category, Amin Kavianinejad defeated Kim Hyun-Woo of South Korea 9–3 in the first round. He defeated Dilshad amangaldiev of Uzbekistan 5–3 in the next round and advanced to the semifinals. He passed the Liu Roy dam from China with a score of 1-1 and made it to the final. Kavianinejad fought World Champion and Olympic vice-champion Akzhol Makhmudov from Kyrgyzstan in the final stage, who eventually won the silver medal by defeating this famous opponent.[5][6]

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.[7] He competed in the 77 kg event at the Olympics.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Amin Kavianinejad profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ "World U23 medalists". unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Senior Asian Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. p. 69. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Senior Asian Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. p. 71. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Wrestling Schedule for the 19th Asian Games". Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ^ "UWW Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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