Meisam Amini Explained

Meisam Amini (born 11 September 1983 in Sari, Mazandaran province) is a freestyle wrestling coach and former World and Asian freestyle wrestler medalist based in Lyon, France. He is a technical instructor for CIV (Ivory Coast).

Career

After winning a Silver medal (69 kg) in the 2000 Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships, Hamedan, Iran, and Gold in the 2002 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships,^[1] Mashhad, Amini retired from wrestling due to a back injury after winning a Silver medal (74Kg) in the 2003 World Junior Wrestling Championships.^{[2] [3]}

Since 2016, he has been training youth and adult wrestlers in Lyon, France.^{[4] [5]} He has also led several international wrestling training camps, including in the Ivory Coast, where his role as Technical Instructor helps to develop wrestling talent and to promote the sport in that country.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historical Results - Amini, Meisam (IRI) . 2026-01-04 . United World Wrestling . en. Citation only available via search.
2. Web site: fa: پايان مسابقات كشتي آزاد انتخابي جام تختي؛ محمدزاده، مجيد محمدي و درامي مقدم اول شدند شكست رباط مرادي، مصدوميت درويشي و ميثم اميني . https://www.isna.ir/news/8510-06063/پايان-مسابقات-كشتي-آزاد-انتخابي-جام-تختي-محمدزاده-مجيد-محمدي . isna.ir.
3. Web site: 29 August 2003 . fa: ميثم اميني و حركت به سوي سكو . https://www.mehrnews.com/news/20438/ميثم-اميني-و-حركت-به-سوي-سكو/ . mehrnews.com.
4. Web site: fa: میثم امینی : فدراسیون کشتی فرانسه برای برپایی اردوی مشترک در مازندران تمایل دارد . https://borna.news/fa/news/2177159/میثم-امینی-فدراسیون-کشتی-فرانسه-برای-برپایی-اردوی-مشترک-در-مازندران-تمایل-دارد . borna.news.
5. Web site: 7 July 2025 . L'Iranien Meisam Amini, un entraîneur de lutte à Lyon: "Le sport est un puissant vecteur de paix" . lyoncapitale.fr.
6. Web site: 12 June 2025 . Meisam Amini: la lutte, un art d'ivoire qu'il transmet avec ardeur . leprogres.fr.
7. Web site: fa: دعوت رسمی کشتی ساحل عاج برای همکاری با مربی ایرانی . https://www.isna.ir/amp/1404022115281/ . isna.ir.
8. Web site: Paret . Julia . 2025-10-30 . L'incroyable histoire de Meisam Amini, champion de lutte iranien devenu entraîneur à Lyon . 2026-01-04 . Tribune de Lyon . fr-FR.