Kasra Mehdipournejad
Kasra Mehdipournejad (Persian: کسری مهدیپورنژاد, born on 26 December 1992 in Isfahan) is an Iranian Taekwondo practitioner who lives in Berlin, Germany as a refugee since 2017. He is International Olympic Committee (IOC) refugee athlete scholarship holder for Tokyo Olympic Games.[1] He participated in World Taekwondo Championships 2019 in Manchester as a refugee athlete.
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| Native name | کسری مهدی پورنژاد | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 December 1992 isfahan, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Physical Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Taekwondo Practitioner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://kasramehdipournejad.com/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran (until 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Heavyweight ( –80 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
He started Taekwondo at the age of 10 and became the champion of Iran several times and was invited to taekwondo national team of Iran.[2] He won the Iranian Taekwondo Super League twice with Azad university team. He left Iran in 2017 and applied for asylum in Germany.His first international competition was Deutsch Open and he won a Gold medal in -74 kg category (after 6 fights) and 10 points for the Olympic rankings.[3]
In 2019, he participated in World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester as a refugee athlete and succeeded to hold scholarship of International Olympic committee refugee team for Tokyo Olympic Games.
He will participate in European qualification for Tokyo Olympic Games.
Medal records
References
- "refugee-olympic-team-tokyo-2020-shortlist-announced". Olympic channel.
- "هوگوپوش اصفهانی در اردوی جهانی/ مهدیپور، شانس حضور در مسابقات کشورهای اسلامی". ایمنا (in Persian). 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- "Dutch Open 2018 (G-1): Korea sets the standard in Seniors with 3 golds". WTM. Mar 11, 2018.
- "Simply Compete: Sports Management Platform / Austrian Open 2019". www.simplycompete.com. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- "Simply Compete: Sports Management Platform". www.simplycompete.com. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
External links
- Kasra Mehdipournejad in TaekwondoData.com
- Kasra Mehdipournejad on Instagram