Sajjad Ganjzadeh ( fa, سجاد گنج‌زاده, also

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as "Sajjād Ganjzādeh"; born 4 January 1992 in Tehran) is an Iranian

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. 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

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. He is the first Iranian

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 Tareg Ali Hamedi ( ar, طارق حامدي, 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 +75 kg event after being disqualified for k ...

of Saudi Arabia. Hamedi was disqualified and Ganjzadeh won the gold medal.

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* * 1992 births Living people Iranian male karateka Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in karate Karateka at the 2014 Asian Games Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games World Games silver medalists Competitors at the 2017 World Games World Games medalists in karate Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Iran Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic karateka of Iran Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in karate Olympic gold medalists for Iran Sportspeople from Tehran 20th-century Iranian people 21st-century Iranian people {{Iran-karate-bio-stub