Masoud Haji Akhondzade ( fa, مسعود حاجی آخوندزاده , born April 29, 1978 in Mashhad) is an Iranian

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ka. He finished in joint fifth place in the extra-lightweight (60 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to

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of South Korea. He won a gold medal in 2002 Busan Asian Games by defeating Bazarbek Donbay of Kazakhstan.

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1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Mashhad Iranian male judoka Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Iran Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1998 Asian Games Judoka at the 2002 Asian Games Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games {{Iran-judo-bio-stub