Pejman Poshtam

Pejman Poshtam (Persian: پژمان پشتام‎, born 11 January 1994)[1] is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler.

Pejman Poshtam
Personal information
Born (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994
Baqershahr, Ray County
Height178 cm (5.84 ft; 70 in)
Sport
CountryIran
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Iran
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2017 Ashgabat 75 kg
Military World Games
2019 Wuhan 77 kg
Asian Championships
2020 New Delhi 77 kg

Career

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 2018 World Wrestling Championships where he was eliminated in his first match by Dmytro Pyshkov of Ukraine.[2]

In 2019, he represented Iran at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won the gold medal in the 77 kg event.[3] In the final, he defeated Hasan Aliyev of Azerbaijan. In 2020, he won the silver medal in the 77 kg event at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[4][5]

Major results
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 Wrestling Championships New Delhi, India 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg

References
  1. "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. "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. Pavitt, Michael (18 February 2020). "Sunil clinches first Indian Greco-Roman gold since 1993 at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.


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