Mojtaba Abedini

Mojtaba Abedini Shourmasti (Persian: مجتبی عابدینی شورمستی‎; born 11 August 1984) is an Iranian sabre fencer.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, becoming the first ever Iranian fencer to win a medal at the World Fencing Championships.

Mojtaba Abedini
Personal information
Born (1984-08-11) 11 August 1984
Tehran, Iran
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryIran
SportFencing
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
National coachPeyman Fakhri
FIE rankingcurrent ranking

He qualified to the men's sabre event of the 2012 Summer Olympics through the zone tournament held in Wakayama City, becoming the first Iranian fencer to compete at the Olympics.[2] He was defeated in the first round by Romania's Florin Zalomir. He also competed in men's sabre event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and reached the semifinals by a series of fine performances against the likes of Andriy Yahodka, Gu Bon-gil and Vincent Anstett but missed the chance to go on the podium when he was defeated by Daryl Homer in the semifinals and Kim Jung-hwan in the Bronze medal match.[3]

References
  1. London2012.com Archived 21 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Iran fencer Mojtaba Abedini makes history". Tehran Times. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  3. "Mojtaba Abedini's Olympic results". Sport Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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