Amin Kavianinejad

Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler

Amin Kavianinejad

Personal information

Native name

امین کاویانی‌نژاد

Full name

Amin Kavianinejad

Born

(1998-11-22) 22 November 1998 (age 25)
Andimeshk, Iran

Height

1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Weight

77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)

Sport

Country

Iran

Sport

Greco-Roman

Event

77 kg

Medal record

Men's Greco-Roman wrestling

Representing Iran
Asian Games
	2022 Hangzhou	77 kg
Asian Championships
	2020 New Delhi	72 kg
	2023 Astana	77 kg
	2021 Almaty	72 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
	2021 Konya	77 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
	2019 Istanbul	72 kg
	2024 Antalya	77 kg
	2021 Istanbul	72 kg
Grand Prix
	2021 Kiev	77 kg
	2023 Rome	77 kg
	2023 Zagreb	77 kg
World U23 Championships
	2017 Bydgoszcz	66 kg
Asian U23 Championship
	2019 Ulaanbaatar	77 kg
World Juniors Championships
	2017 Tampere	66 kg
	2018 Trnava	72 kg
Asian Juniors Championships
	2017 Taichung	66 kg
	2018 New Delhi	72 kg
World Cadets Championships
	2015 Sarajevo	58 kg
Asian Cadets Championships
	2015 New Delhi	58 kg

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

Career

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]

References

^ "Amin Kavianinejad profile page". uww.org.
^ "World U23 medalists". unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
^ "Senior Asian Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. p. 69. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ "Senior Asian Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. p. 71. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ "Wrestling Schedule for the 19th Asian Games". Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ "UWW Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ "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.