Talk:Meisam Amini

add a medal

Hello Please add the following medals:

Asian Junior Championship 2002, Mashhad, Iran – 69 kg (Gold) Asian Cadet Championship 2000, Hamedan, Iran – 69 kg (Silver)

Other major international cups:

Friedensfeld’s world Red Crescent 2002, Riga, Latvia – 69 kg (Gold) Aliev Cup 2000, Makhachkala, Dagestan – 69 kg (Bronze) 2A01:E0A:3:C430:A96E:D3BF:FD24:B2F1 (talk) 16:19, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

Adding achievements and coaching information

It is suggested that the two Asian medals of Meisam Amini be added to his World Championship result:

- 2000 Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships – Silver, 69 kg, Hamedan, Iran - 2002 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships – Gold, 69 kg, Mashhad, Iran

The exact results, weight classes, year, and city can be verified on the United World Wrestling (UWW) official website.

Name clarification: In the first passport, his name was spelled "Meysam Amini," but the correct spelling is "Meisam Amini." All references should use "Meisam."

Coaching career: Since 2016, Meisam Amini has been training youth and adult wrestlers in Lyon, France, at local clubs. He has also led several international wrestling training camps, including in Côte d'Ivoire, helping to develop wrestling talent and promote the sport. These coaching activities have been reported in reputable French media, including Lyon Capitale, Le Progrès,tribunedelyon and lyon mag.

Could an experienced editor incorporate this information in a neutral way? Thank you! 2A01:E0A:3:C430:BC62:E27A:C83C:8F6 (talk) 13:31, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Adding French newspaper as a reference

Hello ,Please add this French newspaper as a source. 2A01:E0A:3:C430:BC62:E27A:C83C:8F6 (talk) 13:36, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Edit request: update lead, medal record, and image

I am the subject of this article and am requesting assistance from an uninvolved editor, per Wikipedia BLP guidelines.

Requested changes:

1. Lead sentence Please update the lead to:

Professional wrestler and champion; medalist in World and Asian championships. International freestyle wrestling coach and head coach in Lyon, France. Technical coach and instructor for the Ivory Coast national team since 2025

2. Image Please replace the current image with: File:Meisam Amini – World Wrestling Championships 2003.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meisam_Amini_-_World_Wrestling_Championships_2003.jpg

3. Professional status Please remove the word “retired” and reflect my current active coaching role.

4. Medal record Please complete the medal record using the sources listed below.

Sources supporting these changes:

Coaching career (Lyon & Ivory Coast): • Lyon Mag https://www.lyonmag.com/article/147816/ • Le Progrès https://www.leprogres.fr/sport/2025/06/12/ • Lyon Capitale https://www.lyoncapitale.fr/actualite/ • Tribune de Lyon

Ivory Coast national team (2025): • IRNA News https://www.irna.ir/news/85831100/ • ISNA News https://www.isna.ir/news/1404022115281/ • Tasnim News https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1404/02/22/3311276/

Thank you for your time and assistance. ~2025-42332-47 (talk) 21:17, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Update: Please disregard my previous request regarding the image change (Point 2) for now. I would like to keep the current image. Please only proceed with updating the lead sentence and adding the "Coaching career" section using the provided sources (Le Progrès, Lyon Mag, IRNA, etc.). This is my priority to reflect my current professional status. Thank you. ~2025-43351-64 (talk) 17:43, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

The "retired" reflects your retirement from competition, does it not? It is entirely possible for one to coach after one has retired from competing in the sport(like Mike Vrabel). 331dot (talk) 14:49, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. While I understand "retired" refers to the end of my competitive years, I strongly feel that for an athlete with over 20 years of dedication to this sport, the current lead is far too minimal and does not reflect the reality of my career.

As the article is currently rated as a "Stub," I believe it is essential to expand it to accurately reflect my professional standing. For additional context and verification, you may also refer to my established profile on the Persian Wikipedia (fa:میثم امینی).

I propose the following lead sentence:

"Meisam Amini is an Iranian freestyle wrestling champion and an international medalist in the World and Asian Championships. Currently, he is a professional international coach, serving as the coach of Lyon and a technical instructor for the Ivory Coast Wrestling Federation."

Using "Champion" and "Medalist" is a factual professional designation. I possess official documents from FILA detailing my world rankings and coaching credentials. Although these were removed from Commons due to technical copyright issues, the facts they verify are documented. I also have my 2010 French championship certificate and an official invitation from the Ivory Coast Federation.

Furthermore, there is a common spelling discrepancy: my name is recorded as "Meysam Amini" in the UWW database and "Misam Amini" in the older FILA records. However, the correct legal spelling on my Iranian passport and French professional documents is "Meisam Amini."

To resolve these technical hurdles and ensure that my 23 years of dedication to this sport are accurately reflected, I have an original FILA certification that details my international rankings and world-level coaching credentials. Please advise where I can submit scans of these official documents and my passport (such as via the VRT system) for formal verification.

Regarding the manual verification of my records in the UWW database (since direct links often fail), please follow these steps:

1. Go to: https://uww.org/database

2. Select Year: 2003

3. Select Event: Junior World Championships (LL) (Istanbul)

4. Category: 74kg

5. Click on "Meysam Amini" to open the full profile and medal records. ~2025-44037-31 (talk) 22:16, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

My name was previously incorrect in the United World Wrestling (UWW) database. I requested a correction, and it has now been officially fixed to "Meisam Amini". This updated profile now confirms my identity, my career achievements, and my current professional activities.

You can verify this directly on the official UWW website:

1. Go to: https://uww.org/historical-results

2. Search: 2003, World Championship (Istanbul), LL, 74kg.

3. My name is listed as the silver medalist, and my profile confirms my status as a Technical Instructor.

Based on this official verification and the news links I previously provided regarding my coaching career, please complete my article and update the lead section as I proposed earlier.

Evidence Folder:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KT3Vzm1VbVCxtT0gXjd74O0jKSzpZxGb

Best regards,

Meisam Amini

~2026-56481 (talk) 19:31, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

I'm afraid when I go to https://uww.org/athletes-results I cannot find your name. The link you give in step 1 above also doesn't work. gilgongo (talk) 09:28, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

Hello @Gilgongo,

Thank you for updating the article earlier. I noticed that you could not find my profile on the UWW site. To clarify, please follow these steps to locate my official records on [the UWW Historical Results page](https://uww.org/historical-results):

- Click the Athletes tab

- Enter the name exactly as: Amini, Meisam

Based on this, I would like to suggest the following updates for accuracy:

1. Medal table – Please add the 2000 Asian Cadet Silver and 2002 Asian Junior Gold.

2. Coaching career – The information you added about France is generally correct. I would like to suggest one addition: please include my official role as Technical Instructor for CIV (Ivory Coast), as listed on the UWW site.

Thank you for your time and for considering these updates. ~2026-76836 (talk) 18:33, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

I've added the link to the uww.org site with a note because that site doesn't let you link to your profile directly. Also added Technical Instructor for CIV. The 2000 and 2002 medals are already mentioned, but do you mean they should be changed to read "2000 Asian Cadet Silver" and "2002 Asian Junior Gold" instead? gilgongo (talk) 22:46, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

Hello,

Thanks for adding the UWW link and noting the Technical Instructor role for CIV.

Just a small typo correction: the competitive weight is listed as 75 kg, but the correct weight class is 74 kg according to the sources.

The Asian medals are correctly mentioned in the text; I just meant updating them in the medal box for consistency.

Also, clarifying the lead to reflect the subject’s current active status as an international coach could help readers better understand his career at first glance.

Thank you for your time. ~2026-87774 (talk) 10:41, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

I'm afraid there are no Wikipedia pages for the 2000 Asian Cadet or 2002 Asian Juniors, so the medal box can't show those as far as I know. It's an automated template, not free text. I have updated the lead to make the active status clear (it also says "Since 2016, he has been..." in the body). gilgongo (talk) 11:05, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi Gilgongo,

Thank you for your time and updates. You are correct that the medal box relies on the automated system. However, I’ve noticed that in similar cases, when strong sources like UWW exist, some medals are also added manually.

Given that, it might be helpful for readers if the lead briefly summarizes the career, for example:

“Former freestyle wrestler and World and Asian medalist, currently active as a coach in Lyon, France since 2016, and Technical Instructor for CIV (Ivory Coast).”

This provides a clear overview at first glance.

Thank you again for your consideration. ~2026-12062-3 (talk) 21:25, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

OK sure - I've adjusted that now. gilgongo (talk) 22:52, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi Gilgongo,

Thanks again for the update. I think the phrase “active coach in Lyon” may have been unintentionally omitted from the lead. The rest already reflects the career well; this would just help readers immediately see the current role in Lyon.

Thank you. ~2026-12522-8 (talk) 23:48, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

I think "active" may violate MOS:RELTIME, but to avoid putting too much into the lead, I think "Meisam Amini (born 11 September 1983 in Sari, Mazandaran province) is a former freestyle wrestler, now a coach and Technical Instructor for CIV (Ivory Coast) based in Lyon, France." would cover it. If readers want to know the details, then that is the purpose of the body of the article. gilgongo (talk) 07:48, 7 January 2026 (UTC)

Closing request. If there's anything missing, please submit a new request. You might find it easier to create an account so we can ping you more easily. STEMinfo (talk) 05:14, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Correction: Incorrect sport information and link

In the "Injury and retirement" section, the link for "2003 World Championships" is mistakenly pointing to an Athletics event, whereas my sport is Wrestling. As an active Wrestling Coach and CIV Technical Instructor in the UWW, I request this section be corrected to reflect the accurate sport and professional status. Thank you. ~2026-59164 (talk) 22:29, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

My advice is that you wait until your edit request is replied to before adding more. The more you add, the longer it takes to review. I understand that you would like everything fixed as fast as possible, but that must give way to the volunteer nature of this project. 331dot (talk) 23:21, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

I have I think now updated the page with the relevant citations, but please check for accuracy. gilgongo (talk) 10:08, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

Minor adjustment to the lead section

Hi Gilgongo and STEMinfo,

Thank you for the recent updates and for your hard work on this article. All the information is accurate.

However, as seen in other medalist athletes' articles, career achievements are usually listed before coaching roles to better showcase their experience at first glance. I suggest a small adjustment—there is no need to add or remove any words; it is simply a matter of reordering the existing information. Could you please update the lead to this version:

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

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Matside-analyst (talk) 19:59, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

There's nothing preventing you from doing this, if you wish. 331dot (talk) 20:02, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. As a new user and out of respect for experienced editors like you, I would prefer this change to be made by someone with more experience in this community.

If it’s possible, I would be grateful if you could apply the update.

Matside-analyst (talk) 20:26, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

 Done @Matside-analyst: STEMinfo (talk) 22:29, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your help, I appreciate it. Matside-analyst (talk) 23:51, 1 May 2026 (UTC)