Amir Hossein Zare (Persian: امیر حسین زارع; born 16 January 2001) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who currently competes in the heavyweight division.[1] Zare became World Champion in 2021, and was the 2019 U23 World Champion at age 18.[2][3] He claimed a Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medal in 2021.[4] 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.[5]
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Full name | Amir Hossein Abbas Zare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Heavyweight King Iranian Giant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 21) Amol, Mazandaran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Islamic Azad University Ayatollah Amoli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Iran Mall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Pejman Dorostkar Ebrahim Mehraban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zare started Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals from elementary school, then entered wrestling during middle school. He during primary school, he used to go to the ancient gym with his father and uncle.
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.[6] He followed up with his international debut, claiming the 2019 U23 World Championship after cleaning out the bracket with technical falls.[2] Next, he took out reigning World Champion Geno Petriashvili in the final match of the Premier League, claiming gold for the team.[6] 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.[7] To close out the year, he helped Iran reach the gold medal at the World Clubs Cup.[8]
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.[9][10] 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.[11] 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. Zare, in his seniors international debut, clinched a precious bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.[12]
He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 125 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[13][14] 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.[15]
International Senior Freestyle Matches | ||||||
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Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
2022 World Championships ![]() | ||||||
Win | 33–5 | ![]() |
8–0 | September 16, 2022 | 2022 World Championships | ![]() |
Loss | 32–5 | ![]() |
2–4 | September 15, 2022 | ||
Win | 32–4 | ![]() |
TF 10–0 | |||
Win | 32–4 | ![]() |
3–0 | |||
2021 World Championships ![]() | ||||||
Win | 31–4 | ![]() |
9–2 | October 3, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | ![]() |
Win | 30–4 | ![]() |
4–0 | October 2, 2021 | ||
Win | 29–4 | ![]() |
TF 10–0 | |||
Win | 28–4 | ![]() |
6–0 | |||
2020 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||||
Win | 27–4 | ![]() |
5–0 | August 5–6, 2021 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
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Loss | 26–4 | ![]() |
3–6 | |||
Win | 26–3 | ![]() |
TF 13–2 | |||
Win | 25–3 | ![]() |
7–0 | |||
2021 Poland Open ![]() | ||||||
Win | 24–3 | ![]() |
DQ (6–1) | June 9, 2021 | 2021 Poland Open |
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Win | 22–3 | ![]() |
TF 10–0 | |||
Win | 21–3 | ![]() |
TF 10–0 | |||
2020 IRI World Team Trials ![]() | ||||||
Loss | 20–3 | ![]() |
3–4 | November 5, 2020 | 2020 Iranian World Team Trials |
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Win | 20–2 | ![]() |
3–1 | |||
Loss | 19–2 | ![]() |
0–2 | |||
Win | 19–1 | ![]() |
4–0 | |||
Win | 18–1 | ![]() |
4–1 | |||
2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series ![]() | ||||||
Win | 17–1 | ![]() |
5–3 | January 15–18, 2020 | Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020 |
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Win | 16–1 | ![]() |
8–0 | |||
Win | 15–1 | ![]() |
Fall | |||
2019 World Clubs Cup ![]() | ||||||
Win | 14–1 | ![]() |
FF | December 17–21, 2019 | 2019 World Clubs Cup |
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Win | 13–1 | ![]() |
10–2 | |||
2019 Alans International ![]() | ||||||
Win | 12–1 | ![]() |
TF 10–0 | December 7–8, 2019 | 2019 Alans International |
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Loss | 11–1 | ![]() |
2–3 | |||
Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
FF | |||
Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TF 12–2 | |||
2019 Iranian Premier League ![]() | ||||||
Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
15–11 | November 22, 2019 | 2019 Iranian Premier League |
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2019 U23 World Championships ![]() | ||||||
Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TF 10–0 | October 28–30, 2019 | 2019 U23 World Championships |
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Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TF 11–0 | |||
Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TF 17–7 | |||
Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
TF 11–0 | |||
Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
October 6–7, 2019 | 2019 Iranian Premier League |
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Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
World Champions in freestyle super heavyweight (125 kg) | |
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Olympic medalists for Iran | |
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Youth Olympic medalists for Iran | |
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