Masoud Khosravinejad ( fa, مسعود خسروی نژاد; born March 25, 1980, in
Tehran) was an Iranian
judoka
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who competed in the men's half-heavyweight category. He finished fifth in the
90-kg division at the
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 ...
in
Busan, South Korea
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, and later represented his nation
Iran at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
.
Khosravinejad has been selected to the Iranian squad in the
men's half-heavyweight class (100 kg) at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in
Athens, based on the nation's entry to the top 22 for his own division in the world rankings by the
International Judo Federation. He conceded three shido penalties and succumbed to a
waza-ari
is the second highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ''ippon'' or ''waza-ari'' contest, usually judo, karate or jujutsu.
''Waza-ari'' in judo
A ''waza-ari'' is the second highest score a fighter can achieve in judo, the ...
hold from Russia's
Dmitry Maksimov during their opening match.
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1980 births
Living people
Iranian male judoka
Olympic judoka for Iran
Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2002 Asian Games
Martial artists from Tehran
Asian Games competitors for Iran
21st-century Iranian sportspeople
Iranian martial artists
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