Akram Khodabandeh
Akram Khodabandeh (Persian: اکرم خدابنده, born 25 september 1991 in Karaj) Is the captain of the Iranian women's national taekwondo team.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  | ||
| Women's taekwondo | ||
| Asian University Championship | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2011 Kazakhstan | +73 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2014 Incheon | +73 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
| 2014 Tashkent | +73 kg |
| Universiade | ||
| 2015 Gwangju | +73 kg |
| World Military Championship | ||
| 2014 Tehran | +73 kg |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | ||
| 2013 Palembang | +73 kg |
| 2017 Baku | +73 kg |
She started Taekwondo in 2008 and after 9 months of training, she won the first place in the national youth team selection competitions and in 2010 she became a member of the Iranian women's national taekwondo team. She became the runner-up in The 3rd Asian University Taekwondo Championship 2011 and since then has been the champion or runner-up in various competitions including the Asian Championship, World Military Championships, Islamic Solidarity Games, World Student Games(Universiade) and Olympic Qualifiers, and since 2014 has been the captain of the iranian women's national taekwondo team.
Khodabandeh is a student of mechanical engineering and is the only Iranian female taekwondo fighter to have won the World Student Games Gold Medal (Universiade).
In the latest ranking of the world's taekwondo fighters, she is ranked 61st in the world with 40.91 points.
References
- "KHODABANDEH,Akram in Taekwando Data". www.taekwondodata.com. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- "RIO OLYMPICS 2016 QUALIFICATION". www.worldtaekwondo.org/. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- "Taekwondo Fighter Khodabandeh Snatches Silver in Asian Games". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- "Iran, Kings of Asia". www.en.mastkd.com/. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- "2 gold, 5 bronze medals for Iran's female taekwondo team at Turkish Open 2020". Iranian Students' News Agency. Retrieved 2020-09-15.