Sajjad Ganjzadeh (Persian: سجاد گنجزاده, also Romanized as "Sajjād Ganjzādeh"; born 4 January 1992 in Tehran) is an Iranian karateka. Competing in the above 84 kg kumite division he won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2014 and 2016 world championships, 2013 and 2017 Asian championships, and 2018 Asian Games.[1][2] He has also won multiple awards in competitions within the Karate1 Premier League.[3]
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| Born | 4 January 1992 (age 32)[1] Tehran, Iran[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He is the first Iranian karateka to win an Olympic gold medal. He won the gold medal in the men's +75 kg event after being knocked out by an illegal kick from Tareg Hamedi of Saudi Arabia.[4][5] Hamedi was disqualified and Ganjzadeh won the gold medal.[4][6]
In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.[7][8] He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
Achievements
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2018 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2018 | 2018 Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2019 | Karate1 Premier League | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2019 | Karate1 Premier League | Shanghai, China | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2020 | 2021 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2020 | Karate1 Series A | Santiago, Chile | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2021 | Karate1 Premier League | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2021 | Karate1 Premier League | Lisbon, Portugal | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Malacca, Malaysia | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
References
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- ^ a b c d e Sajad Ganjzadeh. asiangames2018.id
- ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 19, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "Sajad Ganjzadeh Karate Ranking". World Karate Federation. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Morgan, Liam (August 7, 2021). "Ganjzadeh claims final Olympic karate gold at Tokyo 2020 after opponent disqualified for high kick". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Karate - the one-Games wonder that delivered on drama and emotion". BBC Sport. August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (July 22, 2023). "Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Hamedi among winners on day two of AKF Senior Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Asian Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
External links
edit- Sajad Ganjzadeh – World Karate Federation ranking
- Sajad Ganjzadeh at KarateRec.com
- Sajad Ganjzadeh at Olympics.com
- Sajad Ganjzadeh at Olympedia
- Sajad Ganjzadeh at the International World Games Association
- Sajad Ganjzadeh at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)
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