Kamran Ghasempour

Kamran Ghasempour (Persian: کامران قاسمپور, born 16 Dec 1996) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who competes at 92 kilograms, where he is the reigning World Champion. He is also a two-time Asian Continental champion and a two-time World U23 Champion at 86 kilograms.[1][2]

Kamran Ghasempour
Kamran Ghasempour at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native nameکامران قاسمپور
Nickname(s)Gladiator
Nationality Iran
Born (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996
Jouybar, Mazandaran, Iran
Home townBizaki, Jouybar
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWrestling
Weight class92 kg
Rank1
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubSanaye Mazandaran
Coached byHossein Naghibi
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oslo 92 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade 92 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2022 CoralvilleTeam
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Xi'an 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty92 kg
Bolat Turlykhanov Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 Almaty92 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bucharest 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 86 kg
World Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Zrenjanin 69 kg
Asian Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ulaanbaatar 69 kg

Career

He won the gold medal in the men's 86 kg event at the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship in Bucharest, Romania and at the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary.

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the 86 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[3][4] He also secured the gold medal in the 92 kg event at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[5]

He won the gold medal in the men's 92 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[6][7] He also won the gold medal in the men's 92 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8][9]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 Asian Championships Xi'an, China 1st Freestyle 86 kg
2021 Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan 1st Freestyle 92 kg
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 1st Freestyle 92 kg
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Freestyle 92 kg

References
  1. "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Medalists (Collated)". China.org.cn. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. Etchells, Daniel (24 April 2019). "Iran secure further four men's freestyle gold medals to finish on seven at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
  5. "2021 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  6. Houston, Michael (4 October 2021). "US claim two golds on third day of Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. Iveson, Ali (17 September 2022). "Dake and Ghasempour retain wrestling world titles in Belgrade". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  9. "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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