Omid Haji Noroozi

Omid Haji Noroozi (born February 18, 1986 in Shiraz ) is an Iranian wrestler . He was world champion in 2011 and 2012 Olympic champion in Greco-Roman style in featherweight .

Career

Omid Haji Noroozi did not start wrestling until the age of 16 in 2002. He is therefore a decided late starter. He is a member of the Takthi Shiraz wrestling club . His trainer is Mohamad Ali Chamiani. The 1.75 meter tall athlete is a sports student, but lives from wrestling. Due to the fact that he started wrestling very late, he has not yet achieved any outstanding results as a junior.

The first international championship in which Omid Noroozi was used by the Iranian Wrestling Association was the 2009 World Cup in Herning / Denmark . He defeated two strong wrestlers there at featherweight, namely Zhou Zhen from China and Iwo Angelow from Bulgaria , but lost in his third fight against Rewas Laschchi from Georgia . Since this did not reach the final, he was eliminated and came in 10th place.

In 2010 he was also at the Featherweight World Championship in Moscow . There, too, he initially had two victories, namely over Aurelian Leciu from Romania and Saur Kuramagomedow from Russia . He then lost to Jung Ji-hyun from South Korea , dropped out and finished in 9th place. In the same year he was able to celebrate his first victory in an international championship. He won the Asian Games in Guangzhou / China, this time defeating Jung Ji-hyun in the final.

In 2011 he also won the featherweight title at the world championship in Istanbul . On the way, he defeated Konstantin Balizki, Ukraine , Saur Kuramagomedow, Sheng Jiang , China, Jung Ji-hyun and Almat Kebispajew from Kazakhstan . The greatest success in his career then celebrated Omid Norouzi at the Olympic Games 2012 in London , because he was there with wins over Sheng Jiang, Ivo Angelov, Almat Kebispajew, Ryūtarō Matsumoto , Japan and revaz lashkhi Olympic champion .

After his Olympic victory, Omid Noroozi took a longer break. He only started again at the Golden Grand Prix in Baku in November 2013. He came there in the lightweight behind Rasul Chunajew and Vitaly Rahimow, both Azerbaijan, on the 3rd place.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2009	10.	World Cup in Herning / Denmark	feather	after victories over Zhou Zhen, China and Iwo Angelow , Bulgaria and a defeat against Rewas Laschchi , Georgia
2010	1.	World Cup in Yerevan	feather	in front of Rewas Laschchi and Rahman Bilici, Turkey
2010	2.	Golden Grand Prix in Tbilisi	Light	behind Aibek Jensechanow, Kazakhstan , in front of Antoni Mamageishvili, Georgia and Darchan Bajachmeotw, Kazakhstan
2010	5.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	feather	behind Həsən Əliyev , Azerbaijan , Eusebiu Diaconu , Romania , Fuad Alijew , Azerbaijan and Stig Andre Berge , Norway
2010	9.	World Cup in Moscow	feather	after victories over Aurelian Leciu, Romania and Saur Kuramagomedow , Russia and a defeat against Jung Ji-hyun , South Korea
2010	1.	Asia Games in Guangzhou	feather	before Jung Ji-hyun, Ravinder Singh, India and Ryūtarō Matsumoto , Japan
2011	4th	World Cup in Minsk	feather	behind Jung Ji-hyun, Almat Kebispajew , Kazakhstan and Həsən Əliyev
2011	1.	Giwi Kartosija & Wachtang Balawadze tournament in Tbilisi	Light	before Maradi Abuladze, Lascha Lolashvili and Muchran Machutadze, all Georgia
2011	1.	World Cup in Istanbul	feather	after victories over Konstantin Baliski, Ukraine , Saur Kuramagomedow, Sheng Jiang , China, Jung Ji-hyun and Almat Kebispajew
2011	5.	FILA test tournament in London	Light	behind Kim Hyeon-woo , South Korea, Adam Kurak, Russia, Jarkko Ala-Huikku , Finland and Artak Margerjan, France
2012	2.	Yadegar Imam Cup in Qom	Light	behind Ali Esmaeli Mohammadi, Iran, in front of Seiran Simonjan, Armenia and Maradi Abuladze
2012	1.	World Cup in Saransk	feather	before Artur Mkrtchjan, Armenia, Sakit Jalilow, Azerbaijan and Almat Kebispajew
2012	gold	OS in London	feather	after victories over Sheng Jiang, Iwan Angelow, Almat Kebispajew, Ryutaro Matsumoto and Rewas Laschchi
2013	3.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	feather	behind Rasul Chunajew and Vitaly Rahimow, both Azerbaijan

Explanations

all competitions in Greco-Roman style
OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship
Feather weight, weight class up to 60 kg, lightweight, up to 66 kg body weight

literature

Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Noroozi, Omid Haji
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Iranian wrestler and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH	February 18, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH	Shiraz