Pejman Poshtam (, born 11 January 1994) 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.
Career
At the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, he won the gold medal in the 75kg event. In 2018, he competed in the 77kg event at the World Wrestling Championships where he was eliminated in his first match by Dmytro Pyshkov of Ukraine.
In 2019, he represented Iran at the Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won the gold medal in the 77kg event. In the final, he defeated Hasan Aliyev of Azerbaijan. In 2020, he won the silver medal in the 77kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.
He competed in the 82kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He was eliminated in his second match by Yaroslav Filchakov of Ukraine.
Achievements
YearTournamentLocationResultEvent2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, Turkmenistan 1stGreco-Roman 75kg2019Military World GamesWuhan, China 1stGreco-Roman 77kg2020Asian ChampionshipsNew Delhi, India 2ndGreco-Roman 77kg 2021Asian ChampionshipsAlmaty, Kazakhstan 1stGreco-Roman 77kgWorld ChampionshipsOslo, Norway 3rdGreco-Roman 82kg
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