2018 Asian Karate Championships
The 2018 Asian Karate Championships were the 15th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Amman, Jordan from July 13 to July 15, 2018. Medalists Men Women Medal table ReferencesResults Medal table External links WKF {{Asian Karate Championships 2018 in karate, Asian Championships 2018 in Jordanian sport, Asian Karate Championships Asian Karate Championships July 2018 sports events in Asia, Asian Karate Championships Sports competitions in Amman ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amman
Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant region, the fifth-largest city in the Arab world, and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. The earliest evidence of settlement in Amman dates to the 8th millennium BC in 'Ain Ghazal, home to the world's oldest statues of the human form. During the Iron Age, the city was known as ''Rabat Aman'', the capital of the Ammonite Kingdom. In the 3rd century BC, the city was renamed ''Philadelphia'' and became one of the ten Greco-Roman cities of the Decapolis. Later, in the 7th century AD, the Rashidun Caliphate renamed the city Amman. Throughout most of the Islamic era, the city alternated between periods of devastation and periods of relative prosperity. Amman was largely abandoned during the Ottoman period from the 15 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa
Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa (; born 26 May 1996) is a Jordanian karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He is also a three-time medalist at the Asian Games and an nine-time medalist, including four gold medals, at the Asian Karate Championships. Career Al-Masatfa won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60kg event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67kg at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Al-Masatfa won the gold medal in his event at the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan. He defeated Fahad Al-Khathami of Saudi Arabia in his gold medal match. In 2019, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Jordan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. At t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ken Nishimura
Ken Nishimura (, born 31 December 1995) is a Japanese karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate. He competed in the men's 75 kg event where he did not advance to compete in the semifinals. Career At the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event and the gold medal in the men's team kumite event. A few months later, at the 2016 World Karate Championships The 2016 World Karate Championships were the 23rd edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Linz, Austria from October 25 to October 30, 2016. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations 1024 athletes fro ... held in Linz, Austria, he won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 75 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masaya Ishizuka
Masaya Ishizuka is a Japanese karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2017 Asian Karate Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan. At the 2016 World Karate Championships The 2016 World Karate Championships were the 23rd edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Linz, Austria from October 25 to October 30, 2016. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations 1024 athletes fro ... held in Linz, Austria, he won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Japanese male karateka 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-karate-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sultan Al-Zahrani
Sultan Al-Zahrani (; born 19 December 1998) is a Saudi Arabian karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kumite 75kg event at the 2021 Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 75kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. Al-Zahrani competed in the men's 60kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ... in Tokyo, Japan. He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2023 Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia. Achievements References External links * {{DEFAULT ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zabihollah Pourshab
Zabihollah Pourshab (, born 18 July 1988 in Sirvan) more commonly known as Zabihollah Poursheib is a retired Iranian karateka. Pourshab competed at the 2010 Asian Games at the 84 kg division and won the gold medal. He also won the bronze medal in 2016 World Karate Championships The 2016 World Karate Championships were the 23rd edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Linz, Austria from October 25 to October 30, 2016. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations 1024 athletes fro .... References External links Zabihollah Pourshab Profile in Karate Records 1986 births Living people Iranian male karateka Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in karate Karateka at the 2010 Asian Games Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games World Games gold medalists World Games medalists in karate 20th-century Iran ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sajjad Ganjzadeh
Sajjad Ganjzadeh (, 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. He has also won multiple awards in competitions within the Karate1 Premier League. 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. Hamedi was disqualified and Ganjzadeh won the gold medal. In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially the 19th Asian Games () and also known as Hangzhou 2022 ( zh, c=, s=杭州2022, labels=no), were a continental multi- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bahman Askari
Bahman Asgari Ghoncheh (, 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 The 2018 Asian Games ( or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games (), and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, were a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 201 .... 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. Achievements Karate1 Premier League [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tareg Hamedi
Tareg Ali Hamedi (; born 26 July 1998) is a Saudi Arabian karateka. He represented Saudi Arabia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in the men's +75kg event after being disqualified for knocking out his opponent with an illegal kick. He is an eight-time medalist, including four gold medals, at the Asian Karate Championships. He is also a gold medalist at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games and a two-time bronze medalist at the Asian Games. Career Hamedi became world champion in the junior kumite 76+kg event at the 2015 World Junior, Cadet and U21 Championships held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2016, he won his first gold medal in the Karate1 Premier League. He secured the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event at the Karate1 Premier League event held in Okinawa, Japan. At the 2017 Asian Karate Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan, Hamedi defeated Sajjad Ganjzadeh of Iran (world champion in this event at the time) to win the gold medal in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Teerawat Kangtong
Teerawat Kangtong (; born 10 May 1994) is a Thai karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +75kg event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines. He also won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84kg event at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. He is a four-time medalist at the Asian Karate Championships. Career In 2015, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84kg event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Yokohama, Japan. At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84kg event. A month later, he competed in the men's kumite +84kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. He was eliminated in his first match by Daniyar Yuldashev of Kazakhstan. The following year, at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he also won one of the bronze medals in this event. In 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament he ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hideyoshi Kagawa
Hideyoshi Kagawa (born 14 August 1987) is a Japanese karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. In the final, he lost against Rashed Al-Mutairi of Kuwait. In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland. In the final, he defeated Sajjad Ganjzadeh of Iran. At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event. In the final, he lost against Tareg Hamedi Tareg Ali Hamedi (; born 26 July 1998) is a Saudi Arabian karateka. He represented Saudi Arabia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in the men's +75kg event after being disqualified for knocking out his opponent ... of Saudi Arabia. Achievements References Living people 1987 births Place of birth missing (living people) Japanese male karateka World Games medalists in ka ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saleh Abazari
Saleh Abazari (, born 3 March 1998) is an Iranian karateka. At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event. Iran also won the gold medal in the men's team kumite event. Iran repeated this the following year in the men's team kumite event at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In July 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event at the World University Karate Championships held in Kobe, Japan. He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event. A few months later, he was part of the Iranian team that won the gold medal in the men's team kumite event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the Asian Karate Championships The Asian Karatedo Championships are the highest level of competition for sport karate in Asia. The competition is held in a different country every two years organize ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |