Amir Rezanejad Hassanjani (; born 18 January 2000) is an Iranian slalom canoeist. He competed as part of the IOC Refugee Team at the
2024 Summer Olympics
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Early and personal life
Originally from
Iran, he started canoeing at the young age of 7 years-old. He initially started with flat water canoeing before switching to
canoe slalom. He fled the country in 2020 by walking for 16 days and nights through the mountains which border Iran and Turkey. He eventually settled in
Augsburg,
Germany where he now lives and trains. He is fluent in Farsi, Turkish, English and German.
Career
He started his international career in 2015 and represented Iran at the
2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
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After a three years away from the sport he received clearance to compete as a refugee athlete in 2023. He began to train with German coach Jurgen Koehler. He made his ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup debut in Augsburg in 2024.
He was selected to be a member of the
IOC Refugee Olympic Team at the
2024 Paris Olympics
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References
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2000 births
Living people
Iranian male canoeists
Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)
Sportspeople of Iranian descent
Iranian refugees
Iranian emigrants to Germany