Milad Beigi

Milad Beigi Harchegani (Persian: میلاد بیگی هرچگانی, Azerbaijani: Milad Beygi Hərçigani; born 1 March 1991 in Booshehr) is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] Harchegani is of Qashqai ancestry.

Milad Beigi Harchegani
Beigi at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born1 March 1991 (1991-03) (age 29)
Booshehr, Iran
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
ClubGilan Taekwondo Club (AZE)[1]
Coached byElnur Amanov (national)
Reza Mehmandoust (personal)[1]
Updated on 27 March 2017.

In February 2015, Beigi won the −80 kg gold medal in 26th Fajr Cup for Iran's B team.[3] He was considered among Iran's prospects in 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, but it was declared that he had been replaced due to "injury" despite allegations that he has left threatening to acquire citizenship in another country.[4] He was named the Male Most Valuable Player at the 2015 World Cup Team Championships.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics after beating Piotr Pazinsky in the bronze medal match.[5]

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20170703172527/http://www.baku2015.com/athletes/athlete/BEIGI-HARCHEGANI-Milad-1024157/index.html?intcmp=ev-brackets

Beigi Harchegani doing a head kick at the 2016 Olympics.


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