Ehsan Naghibzadeh
Iranian Taekwondo participant
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Seyedehsan Naghibzadeh (Persian: احسان نقيب زاده, also known as: Ehsan 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. Since 2019, he is an International Olympic Committee (IOC) refugee athlete scholarship holder for Tokyo Olympic Games.[1] Since 2019, Naghibzadeh is competing as a refugee athlete. He also participated in the European Taekwondo Championships 2019 in Bari.[citation needed] Also in 2019, Naghibzadeh was part of the Booyoung Dream Program, which was held in South Korea.[citation needed] In 2021, he participated in the European Taekwondo Championships in Sofia.[citation needed] Naghibzadeh has won medals in several international olympic ranking tournaments[citation needed]
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| Native name | احسان نقيب زاده | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 March 1990 Kermanshah, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Taekwondo practitioner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Bantamweight ( –63 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[2]
Medals
- 2019 Lebanon Open: bronze[3]
- 2019 University European Championships: bronze[4]
- 2013 Spain Open: silver[3]
- 2013 Taekwondo World Championships - Team 2nd place[5][6]
- 2012 Iran Open: gold[7]
- 2011 Asian Club Championships: silver[8]
- 2010 World University Championships: silver[3][9]
- 2010 West Asian Championships: gold[8]
- 2010 Iran Championships: 3x gold (senior, university, U21/قهرمانى جوانان كشور)[10]
- 2009 Iran Championships: gold[10]
- 2008 Iran Championships: gold
- Iranian Olympiad: gold[11]
- 2007 Iran Championships: 3x gold (senior, U21/قهرمانى جوانان كشور)
- 2007 Iran Championships: bronze[10]
- 2006 Iran Championships: gold
- 2004 Iran Championships: 2x silver