Sajjad Ganjzadeh
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| Born | 4 January 1992 (age 29)[1] Tehran, Iran[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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 | 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 |
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sajad Ganjzadeh. |
- ^ 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, 2021. 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). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
External links[]
- Sajad Ganjzadeh at KarateRec.com
- Sajad Ganjzadeh at Olympedia
- Sajad Ganjzadeh at the International World Games Association
- Sajad Ganjzadeh – World Karate Federation ranking
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- 1992 births
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- Iranian male karateka
- Asian Games gold medalists for Iran
- Asian Games medalists in karate
- Karateka at the 2014 Asian Games
- Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- World Games silver medalists
- Competitors at the 2017 World Games
- World Games medalists in karate
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate
- Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Iran
- Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic karateka of Iran
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in karate
- Olympic gold medalists for Iran
- Sportspeople from Tehran
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