Rahman Amouzad

Rahman Amouzad Khalili (; born 17 July 2001) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who currently competes at 65 kilograms. The 2022 World champion, Amouzad reached silver medals while representing Iran at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2022 Asian Games.

A three-time age-group World champion, Amouzad has earned medals at multiple international tournaments, such as the Asian Championships and the Individual World Cup.

Career

2018–2020

In 2018 and 2019, Amouzad claimed gold medals at the U17 World Championships and the U17 Asian Championships, at 45 and 48 kilograms respectively.

In October 2020, he competed at the Iranian Premier League for Islamic Azad University, scoring two wins at 61 kilograms on his senior level debut. In November, Amouzad trimmed down to 57 kilograms for the Iranian World Team Trials, dropping matches to Asian champion Reza Atri and U23 World medalist Alireza Sarlak. In December, he racked up two more wins for IAU at the Premier League.

A week later, Amouzad claimed a bronze medal at the Individual World Cup, winning four matches while losing one, to reigning World champion Zaur Uguev from Russia.

2021

In March, Amouzad competed in a rematch against Reza Atri for the Iranian Olympic Team spot, losing in a close bout on points. In May, he moved up to 61 kilograms and claimed the Takhi Cup, defeating four opponents on his way to a gold medal and a spot on the Iranian World Team. In June, Amouzad claimed the Yasar Dogu gold medal, notably defeating Asian champion Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov and Münir Recep Aktaş.

In August, Amouzad made his international U20 debut, becoming the 2021 U20 World Champion at 61 kilograms. At the Senior World Championships of October, Amouzad advanced to the second round after a win over Hungary, before being eliminated by Toshihiro Hasegawa from Japan to place eleventh.

2022

In April, Amouzad moved up to 65 kilograms and claimed his first Asian Continental title, defeating Olympic bronze medalist Bajrang Punia from India in the finals.

In September, he competed at the World Championships, running through a gauntlet and defeating reigning European champion Ismail Musukaev from Hungary, three-time World champion Haji Aliyev from Azerbaijan and Olympian Yun Jun-sik from South Korea, to reach the finals. The next day, he claimed the World title, defeating three-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis from the United States in a high-scoring match.

In December, Amouzad helped Iran to a silver-medal finish at the World Cup, defeating U23 Asian champion Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu from the All-Stars team and Yianni Diakomihalis from the United States, in a rematch from the World finals.

2025

Amouzad in 2025 year his first major tournament at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships Won the gold medal. He at freestyle 65 kg competition, defeated Ikromzhon Khadzhimurodov of Kazakhstan with score 13-0. Real Woods American, Sujeet Kalkal Indian and Peiman Biabani Canada, the next opponents were Amouzad all of whom were defeated by him. He faced Kotaro Kiyooka Japan in the final and defeated him with a perfect score of 10-0.

Freestyle record

! colspan="7"| Senior Freestyle Matches |- ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location |- |Loss |49–11 |align=left| Shamil Mamedov |style="font-size:88%"|7–10 |style="font-size:88%"|November 23, 2024 |style="font-size:88%"|PWL 7: Russia vs. Iran |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" | Moscow, Russia |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Loss |49–10 |align=left| Kotaro Kiyooka |style="font-size:88%"|3–10 |style="font-size:88%"|August 11, 2024 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2024 Summer Olympics |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Paris, France |- |Win |49–9 |align=left| Ismail Musukaev |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|August 10, 2024 |- |Win |48–9 |align=left| Islam Dudaev |style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0 |- |Win |47–9 |align=left| Zain Retherford |style="font-size:88%"|8–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win |46–9 |align=left| Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga |style="font-size:88%"|2–1 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|11 April 2024 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2024 Asian Championships |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |- |Win |45–9 |align=left| Abbos Rakhmonov |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- |Win |44–9 |align=left| Yoo Seon-ho |style="font-size:88%"|7–0 |- |Win |43–9 |align=left| Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov |style="font-size:88%"|4–2 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Loss | |align=left| Vazgen Tevanyan |style="font-size:88%"|FF |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|10–14 January 2024 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| Zagreb, Croatia |- |Win |42–9 |align=left| Abbas Ebrahimzadeh |style="font-size:88%"|12–4 |- |Win |41–9 |align=left| Agustín Destribats |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- |Win |40–9 |align=left| Yuan Shaohua |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- |Win |39–9 |align=left| Abdullah Toprak |style="font-size:88%"|12–4 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Loss |38–8 |align=left| Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga |style="font-size:88%"|TF 1–11 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|6 October 2023 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2022 Asian Games |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| Hangzhou, China |- |Win |38–7 |align=left| Bajrang Punia |style="font-size:88%"|8–1 |- |Win |37–7 |align=left| Wei Baowen |style="font-size:88%"|6–0 |- |Win |36–7 |align=left| Kaiki Yamaguchi |style="font-size:88%"|2–1 |- |Win |35–7 |align=left| Abbos Rakhmonov |style="font-size:88%"|12–6 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win |34–7 |align=left| Maxim Saculţan |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|18–19 September 2023 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|2023 World Championships |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6| Belgrade, Serbia |- |Loss |33–7 |align=left| Shamil Mamedov |style="font-size:88%"|6–8 |- |Loss |33–6 |align=left| Iszmail Muszukajev |style="font-size:88%"|5–6 |- |Win |33–5 |align=left| Nick Lee |style="font-size:88%"|7–4 |- |Win |32–5 |align=left| Ștefan Coman |style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–0 |- |Win |31–5 |align=left| Yanisse Madi |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win |30–5 |align=left| Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga |style="font-size:88%"|3–1 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|13 April 2023 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2023 Asian Championships |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3| Astana, Kazakhstan |- |Win |29–5 |align=left| Ryoma Anraku |style="font-size:88%"|2–1 |- |Win |28–5 |align=left| Sanzhar Mukhtar |style="font-size:88%"|6–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win |27–5 |align=left| Yianni Diakomihalis |style="font-size:88%"|5–4 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|December 10–11, 2022 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2022 World Cup |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2| Coralville, Iowa |- |Win |26–5 |align=left| Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu |style="font-size:88%"|5–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win |25–5 |align=left| Yianni Diakomihalis |style="font-size:88%"|13–8 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|17–18 September 2022 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2022 World Championships |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6| Belgrade, Serbia |- |Win |24–5 |align=left| Haji Aliyev |style="font-size:88%"|9–2 |- |Win |23–5 |align=left| Adil Ospanov |style="font-size:88%"|TF 13–2 |- |Win |22–5 |align=left| Iszmail Muszukajev |style="font-size:88%"|6–0 |- |Win |21–5 |align=left| Yun Jun-sik |style="font-size:88%"|8–1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win |20–5 |align=left| Bajrang Punia |style="font-size:88%"|3–1 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|23 April 2022 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2022 Asian Championships |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |- |Win |19–5 |align=left| Tseveensürengiin Tsogbadrakh |style="font-size:88%"|6–0 |- |Win |18–5 |align=left| Kaiki Yamaguchi |style="font-size:88%"|9–0 |- |Win |17–5 |align=left| Inayat Ullah |style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Loss |16–5 |align=left| Toshihiro Hasegawa |style="font-size:88%"|5–9 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2 October 2021 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2021 World Championships |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2| Oslo, Norway |- |Win |16–4 |align=left| Gamzatgadzsi Halidov |style="font-size:88%"|5–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win |15–4 |align=left| Assyl Aitakyn |style="font-size:88%"|4–0 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|25–27 June 2021 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2021 Yasar Dogu International |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3| Istanbul, Turkey |- |Win |14–4 |align=left| Münir Recep Aktaş |style="font-size:88%"|8–1 |- |Win |13–4 |align=left| Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov |style="font-size:88%"|8–6 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win |12–4 |align=left| Mohammad Ramezanpour |style="font-size:88%"|3–1 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|20 May 2021 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2021 Takhi Cup |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Tehran, Iran |- |Win |11–4 |align=left| Dariush Gholizadeh |style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0 |- |Win |10–4 |align=left| Peyman Nemati |style="font-size:88%"|3–1 |- |Win |9–4 |align=left| Amir Hossein Khodabakhshi |style="font-size:88%"|6–1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Loss |8–4 |align=left| Reza Atri |style="font-size:88%"|4–6 |style="font-size:88%"|9 March 2021 |style="font-size:88%"|2021 Iranian Olympic Team Trials |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;"| Tehran, Iran |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win |8–3 |align=left| Uladzislau Andreyeu |style="font-size:88%"|4–0 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|16 December 2020 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2020 Individual World Cup |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| Belgrade, Serbia |- |Loss |7–3 |align=left| Zaur Uguev |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |- |Win |7–2 |align=left| Diamantino Iuna Fafé |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |- |Win |6–2 |align=left| Givi Davidovi |style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0 |- |Win |5–2 |align=left| Saban Kiziltas |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win |4–2 |align=left| Erfan Jafarian |style="font-size:88%"|11–2 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|6 December 2020 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2020 Iranian Premier League |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2| Tehran, Iran |- |Win |3–2 |align=left| Reza Kharefi Safar |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Loss |2–2 |align=left| Alireza Sarlak |style="font-size:88%"|8–10 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|5 November 2020 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2020 Iranian World Team Trials |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3| Tehran, Iran |- |Win | |align=left| Nader Hajaghania |style="font-size:88%"|FF |- |Loss |2–1 |align=left| Reza Atri |style="font-size:88%"|4–4 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win |2–0 |align=left| Younes Sarmasti |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2 October 2020 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2020 Iranian Premier League |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2| Tehran, Iran |- |Win |1–0 |align=left| Ehsan Ranjbar |style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2 |-

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