Hossein Saveh Shemshaki
Iranian alpine skier (born 1985)
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Hossein Saveh Shemshaki[1] (Persian: حسین ساوه شمشكی, born 5 August 1985, in Tehran) is an alpine skier from Iran.[2] He competed for Iran at the 2010 Winter Olympics,[3] where his best result was 41st place in the slalom,[4] and at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[5]
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| Native name | حسین ساوه شمشکی | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1985 Tehran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Industrial Management | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2002–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing slalom Giant slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was chosen as Iran's Flag Bearer for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics[6][7] and 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games.[8]
One of the best performances of Saveh Shemshaki in international competitions was winning a gold medal[9] in the slalom and a silver medal[10] in the giant slalom at the 2015 Asian Alpine Ski Championships.
In February 2022, Saveh Shemshaki became the first athlete to provide a positive test for doping at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[11] and subsequently suspended from competing, training, coaching or participating in any activity during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022[12] per the ITA.
Winter Olympics and Asian Cups results
| Competition | Host city | Year | Age | Slalom | Giant
Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| Asian Winter Games |  Changchun |
2007 | 21 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Winter Olympics |  Vancouver |
2010 | 24 | 41 | 70 | — | — | — |
| Asian Winter Games |  Astana & Almaty |
2011 | 25 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Winter Olympics |  Sochi |
2014 | 28 | 31 | 55 | — | — | — |
| Asian Alpine Championship |  Yongpyong |
2015 | 29 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Asian Winter Games |  Sapporo |
2017 | 31 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Asian Alpine Championship |  Darbandsar |
2018 | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
