Bahman Asgari Explained
Bahman Asgari Ghoncheh (Persian: بهمن عسگری غنچه, born 21 December 1991) is an Iranian karateka athlete who won a gold medal at the 2018 World Karate Championships and at the 2018 Asian Games.[1]
2020 Summer Olympics
Bahman Asgari was qualified for Tokyo through the World Karate Federation's (WKF) Olympic rankings in the 75 kg category. However, he has been banned for 12 months for using a "prohibited substance" by the World Karate Federation in July 2021 and he missed the 2020 Olympics.[2]
Achievements
Karate1 Premier League[3]
- Medal - 2022 Baku (AZE) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2020 Salzburg (AUT) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2020 Dubai (UAE) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2020 Paris (FRA) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2020 Santiago (CHI) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2019 Moscow (RUS) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2019 Tokyo (JPN) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2019 Shanghai (CHN) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2019 Stanbul (TUR) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2019 Salzburg (AUT) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2019 Dubai (UAE) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2018 Stanbul (TUR) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2018 Rotterdam (NED) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2018 Paris (FRA) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2017 Stanbul (TUR) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2017 Toledo (ESP) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2016 Dubai (UAE) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2014 Stanbul (TUR) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2014 Jakarta (INA) - kumite 75 kg
- Medal - 2013 Stanbul (TUR) - kumite 75 kg
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2018-11-10. Iran win five medals at Karate World Championships. 2021-06-24. Tehran Times. en.
- https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1109810/bahman-asgari-doping-karate-tokyo Iranian world champion to miss karate's Olympic debut after doping ban
- http://setopen.sportdata.org/wkfranking/ranking_main_competitor.php?ranking_country=IRI&ranking_competitor=IRI187&hidemenu=true sportdata website
