Masoud Haji Akhondzade (, born 29 April 1978, in
Mashhad
Mashhad ( ; ), historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed in English, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. ...
) is an Iranian
judoka
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.
Haji Akhondzade finished in joint fifth place in the
extra-lightweight (60 kg) division at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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, having lost the bronze medal match to
Choi Min-Ho
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of South Korea. He won a gold medal in
2002 Busan Asian Games by defeating
Bazarbek Donbay of Kazakhstan.
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1978 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Mashhad
Iranian male judoka
Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka for Iran
Asian Games gold medalists for Iran
Asian Games judoka for Iran
Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran
Asian Games medalists in judo
Judoka at the 1998 Asian Games
Judoka at the 2002 Asian Games
Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Iranian martial artists
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