Ehsan Naghibzadeh (, also known as: Seyedehsan Naghibzadeh, born March 15, 1990, in

Kermanshah, Iran Kermanshah ( fa, کرمانشاه, Kermânšâh ), also known as Kermashan (; romanized: Kirmaşan), is the capital of Kermanshah Province, located from Tehran in the western part of Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population is 946,68 ...

) is a male Iranian

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practitioner, who lives in Switzerland. He is a former member of the Iranian Taekwondo National Team and a 4th DAN in Taekwondo. He is a gold medalist in 2010 West Asian Championships in Saudi Arabia, a silver medalist in the 2010 World University Championships in Spain and a silver medalist in the 2011 Asian Club Championships in Iran. Furthermore, he took part in the World Championships in Puebla, Mexico in 2013 for the Iranian Nationalteam, where the team achieved the 2nd place. Since 2019, he is an International Olympic Committee (IOC) refugee athlete scholarship holder for Tokyo Olympic Games. Since 2019, Naghibzadeh is competing as a refugee athlete. He won bronze at the European University Championships in Croatia in 2019. He also participated in the European Taekwondo Championships 2019 in Bari. Also in 2019, Naghibzadeh was part of the Booyoung Dream Program, which was held in South Korea.

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selected 19 Olympic Hopefuls to be part of the program. In 2021, he participated in the European Taekwondo Championships in Sofia. Naghibzadeh also won medals in several international olympic ranking tournaments

Early life

Naghibzadeh grew up in

Kermanshah Kermanshah ( fa, کرمانشاه, Kermânšâh ), also known as Kermashan (; romanized: Kirmaşan), is the capital of Kermanshah Province, located from Tehran in the western part of Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population is 946,68 ...

, Iran. He started with

at the age of seven and became a professional Taekwondo athlete in Iran. He was part of the Iranian Nationalteam, one of the strongest teams in the world, for eight years.

Medals

* 2019 Lebanon Open: bronze * 2019 University European Championships: bronze * 2013 Spain Open: silver * 2013 Taekwondo World Championships - Team 2nd place * 2012 Iran Open: gold * 2011 Asian Club Championships: silverhttp://www.iritf.org.ir/print_medalavarane.asp?news=1933 * 2010 World University Championships: silver * 2010 West Asian Championships: gold * 2010 Iran Championships: 3x gold (senior, university, U21/قهرمانى جوانان كشور) * 2009 Iran Championships: gold * 2008 Iran Championships: gold * Iranian Olympiad: goldhttps://www.irna.ir/news/7432072/المپیاد-ایرانیان-نفرات-برتر-چهار-وزن-تکواندو-مشخص-شدند 2008 * 2007 Iran Championships: 3x gold (senior, U21/قهرمانى جوانان كشور) * 2007 Iran Championships: bronze * 2006 Iran Championships: gold * 2004 Iran Championships: 2x silver

Early life

Medals

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