Alireza Katiraei, (, born March 5, 1976 in

Qom Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is ...

), is a retired professional

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

ian

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...

ka. Katiraei won gold medal in

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games () and the XIII Asiad,, or simply Bangkok 1998 (), were an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and di ...

and

2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games, officially known as the XIV Asian Games and also known as Busan 2002 (), were an international multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Due to schedule impediments the football tour ...

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External links

Alireza Katiraei Profile in Karate Records
1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Qom Iranian male karateka Asian Games gold medalists in karate Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Karateka at the 1998 Asian Games Karateka at the 2002 Asian Games World Games bronze medalists Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 1997 World Games 20th-century Iranian sportsmen 21st-century Iranian sportsmen World Games medalists for Iran Iranian martial artists {{Iran-karate-bio-stub