Sajjad Ganjzadeh Explained

Sajjad Ganjzadeh
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran
Education:Physical education
Education Place:Azad University of Eslamshahr
Height:179 cm
Weight:109 kg
Country:Iranian
Sport:Karate
Event:Kumite

Sajjad Ganjzadeh (Persian: سجاد گنج‌زاده, also Romanized as "Sajjād Ganjzādeh"; born 4 January 1992 in Tehran) is an Iranian karateka. Competing in the above 84 kg kumite division he won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2014 and 2016 world championships, 2013 and 2017 Asian championships, and 2018 Asian Games.[1] [2] He has also won multiple awards in competitions within the Karate1 Premier League.[3]

He is the first Iranian karateka to win an Olympic gold medal. He won the gold medal in the men's +75 kg event after being knocked out by an illegal kick from Tareg Hamedi of Saudi Arabia.[4] [5] Hamedi was disqualified and Ganjzadeh won the gold medal.[4] [6]

In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.[7] [8] He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue RankEvent
2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain2ndKumite +84kg
20182018 Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia1stKumite +84kg
2019Karate1 Premier LeagueMadrid, Spain1stKumite +84kg
2019Karate1 Premier LeagueShanghai, China1stKumite +84kg
20202021 Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan1stKumite +84kg
2020Karate1 Series ASantiago, Chile1stKumite +84kg
2021Karate1 Premier LeagueIstanbul, Turkey1stKumite +84kg
2021Karate1 Premier LeagueLisbon, Portugal3rdKumite +84kg
2023Asian ChampionshipsMalacca, Malaysia3rdKumite +84kg

Notes and References

  1. https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/GANJZADEH-Sajad-3000386/ Sajad Ganjzadeh
  2. Web site: Karate Results . 2018 Asian Games . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200419171221/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/89/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Karate_v1.0.pdf . 19 April 2020 . 19 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Sajad Ganjzadeh Karate Ranking . World Karate Federation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604115639/http://accreditation.qtixx.com/wkfranking/ranking_main_competitor.php?ranking_country=IRI&ranking_competitor=&ranking_competitor_name=GANJZADEH%20SAJAD . 4 June 2020 . 9 August 2021.
  4. News: Morgan . Liam . 7 August 2021 . Ganjzadeh claims final Olympic karate gold at Tokyo 2020 after opponent disqualified for high kick . InsideTheGames.biz . 7 August 2021.
  5. News: 8 August 2021 . Tokyo Olympics: Karate - the one-Games wonder that delivered on drama and emotion . BBC Sport . 8 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Karate Results Book . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf . 10 August 2021 . 10 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  7. News: Burke . Patrick . 22 July 2023 . Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Hamedi among winners on day two of AKF Senior Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 23 July 2023.
  8. Web site: 2023 Asian Karate Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20230724195236/https://cdn.sportdata.org/23a5fb5b-d010-4bbc-bd0c-b18c8553b3b4/ . 24 July 2023 . 24 July 2023 . Sportdata.org.

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