Amir Abdi
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| Native name | امیر عبدی | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Amir Ali Abdi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 August 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amir Abdi (امیر عبدی; born 6 August 2002) is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1][2]
Career
Abdi won the bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman 72 kg event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships.[3] In the same year, he also won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships and became the 2022 Asian Junior champion. Earlier in his age-group career, he won the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Cadet Championships.[4]
At senior level, Abdi placed fifth at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships.[5] Later that year, he won the gold medal in the 77 kg category at the 2024 World Military Wrestling Championships in Yerevan. Military sports coverage of the tournament listed Iran's Amir Abdi as the winner of the division.[6]
In 2025, Abdi won the silver medal at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh. Iranian reports stated that he advanced to the final before losing to Kyrgyzstan's Akzhol Makhmudov, a world champion and Olympic silver medalist, in the gold-medal bout.[7] He later competed at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships, where he finished 17th in his weight class.[8]
References
- ^ "All". Uww.org. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Athletes-Results". Uww.org. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Abdi, Amir Ali". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Abdi, Amir Ali". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Amir Ali Abdi results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Military wrestling at its best: highlights and results from the 37th World Military Championship Wrestling". CISM / Military Sports. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Abdi was technically defeated against the world champion in the final" (in Persian). ISNA. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Amir Ali Abdi results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
External links
- Amir Abdi at United World Wrestling
- Amir Abdi at the International Wrestling Database