Ehsan Naghibzadeh Explained

Seyedehsan Naghibzadeh
Native Name:	احسان نقيب زاده
Native Name Lang:	Farsi
Birth Date:	1990 3, df=yes
Birth Place:	Kermanshah, Iran
Occupation:	Taekwondo practitioner
Height:	1.78 m
Weight:	63 kg
Sport:	Taekwondo
Event:	Bantamweight ( –63 kg)

Seyedehsan Naghibzadeh (also known as: Ehsan Naghibzadeh, born March 15, 1990, in Kermanshah, Iran) is a male Iranian Taekwondo practitioner, who lives in Switzerland. He is a former member of the Iranian Taekwondo National Team and a 4th DAN in Taekwondo. Since 2019, he is an International Olympic Committee (IOC) refugee athlete scholarship holder for Tokyo Olympic Games.^[1] Since 2019, Naghibzadeh is competing as a refugee athlete. 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. In 2021, he participated in the European Taekwondo Championships in Sofia. Naghibzadeh has won medals in several international olympic ranking tournaments

Early life

Naghibzadeh grew up in Kermanshah, Iran. He started with Taekwondo 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.^[2]

Medals

• 2019 Lebanon Open: bronze^[3]
• 2019 University European Championships: bronze^[4]
• 2013 Spain Open: silver
• 2013 Taekwondo World Championships - Team 2nd place^{[5] [6]}
• 2012 Iran Open: gold^[7]
• 2011 Asian Club Championships: silver^[8]
• 2010 World University Championships: silver^[9]
• 2010 West Asian Championships: gold^[8]
• 2010 Iran Championships: 3x gold (senior, university, U21/قهرمانى جوانان كشور)^[10]
• 2009 Iran Championships: gold^[10]
• 2008 Iran Championships: gold
• Iranian Olympiad: gold^[11]
• 2007 Iran Championships: 3x gold (senior, U21/قهرمانى جوانان كشور)
• 2007 Iran Championships: bronze^[10]
• 2006 Iran Championships: gold
• 2004 Iran Championships: 2x silver

External links

• • www.olympics.com
  • news.un.org
• www.iritf.org.ir
• www.iritf.org.ir
• www.iritf.org.ir
• www.iritf.org.ir
• www.worldtaekwondo.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020. April 28, 2021. International Olympic Committee.
2. Web site: 2020-06-20 . Refugee athletes stay focused on countdown to delayed Olympics UN News . 2024-02-07 . news.un.org . en.
3. Web site: TaekwondoData . 2024-02-07 . TaekwondoData . en.
4. Web site: EUSA . 2024-02-07 . results.eusa.eu.
5. Web site: 21st World Championships 2013/Mexic-Puebla www.Iritf.org.ir . 2024-02-07 . www.iritf.org.ir.
6. Web site: 21st World Championships 2013/Mexic-Puebla www.Iritf.org.ir . www.iritf.org.ir.
7. Web site: دومین دوره مسابقات قهرمانی غرب آسیا2010/عربستان-جده www.Iritf.org.ir . www.iritf.org.ir.
8. Web site: Hall of medalists Islamic Republic Of Iran Taekwondo www.Iritf.org.ir . 2024-02-07 . www.iritf.org.ir.
9. Web site: قهرمانی دانشجویان جهان | www.Iritf.org.ir . www.iritf.org.ir.
10. Web site: خبرگزاری فارس | قهرمان وزن هشتم به اردوي تيم ملي تكواندو دعوت شد.
11. https://www.irna.ir/news/7432072/المپیاد-ایرانیان-نفرات-برتر-چهار-وزن-تکواندو-مشخص-شدند 2008