Ehsan Naghibzadeh

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Ehsan Naghibzadeh
Personal information
Native nameاحسان نقيب زاده
Born (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 31)
Kermanshah, Iran
OccupationTaekwondo practitioner
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Bantamweight ( –63 kg)
Medal record
Representing  International Olympic Committee
Men's Taekwondo
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Puebla Team
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vigo -54 kg
European Universities Taekwondo Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Zagreb -63 kg
West Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Schardscha -54 kg
Asian Club Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Tabriz -54 kg
Open Tournaments
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lebanon Open -63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Spain Open -58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Iranian Open -58 kg
National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Iran -54 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Iran -54 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Iran -54 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Iran -54 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Iran -54 kg

Ehsan Naghibzadeh (Persian: احسان نقيب زاده, also known as: Seyedehsan Naghibzadeh, born March 15, 1990, in Kermanshah, Iran) is a male Iranian Taekwondo practitioner, who lives in Switzerland. He is a former member of the Iranian Taekwondo National Team and a 4th DAN in Taekwondo. He is a gold medalist in 2010 West Asian Championships in Saudi Arabia,[1] a silver medalist in the 2010 World University Championships in Spain[2][3] and a silver medalist in the 2011 Asian Club Championships in Iran. Furthermore, he took part in the World Championships in Puebla, Mexico in 2013 for the Iranian Nationalteam,[3] where the team achieved the 2nd place.[4] Since 2019, he is an International Olympic Committee (IOC) refugee athlete scholarship holder for Tokyo Olympic Games.[5] Since 2019, Naghibzadeh is competing as a refugee athlete. He won bronze at the European University Championships in Croatia in 2019.[6] He also participated in the European Taekwondo Championships 2019 in Bari. Also in 2019, Naghibzadeh was part of the Booyoung Dream Program, which was held in South Korea. World Taekwondo selected 19 Olympic Hopefuls to be part of the program. In 2021, he participated in the European Taekwondo Championships in Sofia. Naghibzadeh also won medals in several international olympic ranking tournaments[3]

Early life[]

Naghibzadeh grew up in Kermanshah, Iran. He started with Taekwondo at the age of seven and became a professional Taekwondo athlete in Iran. He was part of the Iranian Nationalteam, one of the strongest teams in the world, for eight years.[7]

Medals[]

  • 2019 Lebanon Open: bronze[8]
  • 2019 University European Championships: bronze[9]
  • 2013 Spain Open: silver[8]
  • 2013 Taekwondo World Championships - Team 2nd place[10]
  • 2012 Iran Open: gold
  • 2011 Asian Club Championships: silver[11]
  • 2010 World University Championships: silver[8]
  • 2010 West Asian Championships: gold[11]
  • 2010 Iran Championships: 3x gold (senior, university, U21/قهرمانى جوانان كشور)[12]
  • 2009 Iran Championships: gold[12]
  • 2008 Iran Championships: gold
  • Iranian Olympiad: gold[13]
  • 2007 Iran Championships: 3x gold (senior, U21/قهرمانى جوانان كشور)
  • 2007 Iran Championships: bronze[12]
  • 2006 Iran Championships: gold
  • 2004 Iran Championships: 2x silver

References[]

  1. ^ "دومین دوره مسابقات قهرمانی غرب آسیا2010/عربستان-جده www.Iritf.org.ir". www.iritf.org.ir.
  2. ^ "قهرمانی دانشجویان جهان | www.Iritf.org.ir". www.iritf.org.ir.
  3. ^ a b c "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData.
  4. ^ "21st World Championships 2013/Mexic-Puebla www.Iritf.org.ir". www.iritf.org.ir.
  5. ^ "IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020". International Olympic Committee. April 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "EUSA". results.eusa.eu.
  7. ^ "Refugee athletes stay focused on countdown to delayed Olympics". UN News. June 20, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "TaekwondoData".
  9. ^ "EUSA".
  10. ^ http://www.iritf.org.ir/dpictalare.asp?id=219
  11. ^ a b http://www.iritf.org.ir/print_medalavarane.asp?news=1933
  12. ^ a b c "خبرگزاری فارس | قهرمان وزن هشتم به اردوي تيم ملي تكواندو دعوت شد".
  13. ^ https://www.irna.ir/news/7432072/المپیاد-ایرانیان-نفرات-برتر-چهار-وزن-تکواندو-مشخص-شدند 2008

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