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Pejman Poshtam

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Pejman Poshtam
Pejman Poshtam at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 (age 30)
Baqershahr, Ray County
Height178 cm (5.84 ft; 70 in)
Sport
CountryIran
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 82 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty 77 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 New Delhi 77 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan 77 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ashgabat 75 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Istanbul 87 kg

Pejman Poshtam (Persian: پژمان پشتام, born 11 January 1994)[1] is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a two-time medalist, including gold, at the Asian Wrestling Championships.[2]

Career

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At the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, he won the gold medal in the 75 kg event.[1] In 2018, he competed in the 77 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships where he was eliminated in his first match by Dmytro Pyshkov of Ukraine.[3]

In 2019, he represented Iran at the Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won the gold medal in the 77 kg event.[4] In the final, he defeated Hasan Aliyev of Azerbaijan. In 2020, he won the silver medal in the 77 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[5][6]

He competed in the 82 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7] He was eliminated in his second match by Yaroslav Filchakov of Ukraine.[7]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 1st Greco-Roman 75 kg
2019 Military World Games Wuhan, China 1st Greco-Roman 77 kg
2020 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2021 Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan 1st Greco-Roman 77 kg
World Championships Oslo, Norway 3rd Greco-Roman 82 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling Results book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ Burke, Patrick (8 October 2021). "Rafig Huseynov among winners of first Greco-Roman finals at UWW World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ^ "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. ^ Pavitt, Michael (18 February 2020). "Sunil clinches first Indian Greco-Roman gold since 1993 at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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