Tareg Ali Hamedi ( ar, طارق حامدي, born 26 July 1998) is a Saudi Arabian

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

ka. He represented Saudi Arabia at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in the men's +75 kg event after being disqualified for knocking out his opponent with an illegal kick. He is a seven-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the

Asian Karate Championships The Asian Karatedo Championships are the highest level of competition for sport karate in Asia. The competition is held in a different country every two years organized by the Asian Karatedo Federation (AKF) under the supervision of World Kara ...

. He is also a gold medalist at the

2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ‌The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ( tr, 2021 İslami Dayanışma Oyunları) were the 5th edition of the event held from 9 to 18 August 2022 at Konya, Turkey under the aegis of Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). It was the first time ...

and a bronze medalist at the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

Career

He became world champion in the junior kumite 76+ kg event at the 2015 World Junior, Cadet and U21 Championships held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2016, he won his first gold medal in the

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. He secured the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the Karate1 Premier League event held in Okinawa, Japan. At the

2017 Asian Karate Championships The 2017 Asian Karate Championships were the 14th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Astana, Kazakhstan from July 15 to July 16, 2017. Medalists Men Women Medal table ReferencesResultsSajjad Ganjzadeh of Iran (world champion in this event at the time) to win the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the

held in Amman, Jordan. He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event. A few days later, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event at the

World University Karate Championships The World University Karate Championships is a competition sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and have been held every two years since 1998 each time in a different host city. University * World University Karate ...

held in Kobe, Japan. A month later, he won one of the bronze medals in men's kumite +84 kg event at the

held in Jakarta, Indonesia. At the

2019 Asian Karate Championships The 2019 Asian Karate Championships were the 16th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from July 19 to July 21, 2019. In the women's 68 kg event, the gold medalist Nodira Djumaniyazova of Uzbekist ...

held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won two medals: the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event and the silver medal in the men's team kumite event. In 2021, he qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the

in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in the men's +75 kg event. This was Saudi Arabia's second silver medal and fourth medal overall across all Olympic games. A few months after the Olympics, he competed in the men's +84 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At the

2021 Asian Karate Championships The 2021 Asian Karate Championships were the 17th edition of the Senior Asian Karate Championship and were held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 20 to 22, December 2021. The event was held at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace. Medalists Men Women ...

held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, he won two medals: the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event and one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event. He won the gold medal in the men's +84 kg event at the

held in Konya, Turkey. He defeated Asiman Gurbanli of Azerbaijan in his gold medal match.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamedi, Tareg 1998 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Saudi Arabian male karateka Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in karate Asian Games bronze medalists for Saudi Arabia Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in karate Olympic silver medalists for Saudi Arabia Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Saudi Arabia 21st-century Saudi Arabian people