Pejman Poshtam

Pejman Poshtam (Persian: پژمان پشتام, born 11 January 1994)^[1] 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.^[2]

Pejman Poshtam

Pejman Poshtam at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born	(1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 (age 31) Baqershahr, Ray County
Height	178 cm (5.84 ft; 70 in)
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Iran World Championships 2021 Oslo 82 kg Asian Championships 2021 Almaty 77 kg 2020 New Delhi 77 kg Military World Games 2019 Wuhan 77 kg Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2017 Ashgabat 75 kg Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament 2023 Istanbul 87 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 World Wrestling Championships where he was eliminated in his first match by Dmytro Pyshkov of Ukraine.^[3]

In 2019, he represented Iran at the Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won the gold medal in the 77 kg event.^[4] In the final, he defeated Hasan Aliyev of Azerbaijan. In 2020, he won the silver medal in the 77 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.^[5][6]

He competed in the 82 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[7] He was eliminated in his second match by Yaroslav Filchakov of Ukraine.^[7]

Achievements

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 Championships	New Delhi, India	2nd	Greco-Roman 77 kg
2021	Asian Championships	Almaty, Kazakhstan	1st	Greco-Roman 77 kg
	World Championships	Oslo, Norway	3rd	Greco-Roman 82 kg