Tareg Ali Hamedi (; born 26 July 1998) is a Saudi Arabian

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. He represented Saudi Arabia at 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 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

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. He is also a gold medalist at the

2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ‌The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games () were the 5th edition of the event held from 9 to 18 August 2022 at Konya, Turkey under the aegis of Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). It was the first time in history that the event was organise ...

and a two-time bronze medalist at the

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ...

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 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, ...

of Iran (world champion in this event at the time) to win the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84kg event at the

held in Amman, Jordan. He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event. A few days later, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event at the

World University Karate Championships The World University Karate Championships is a competition sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and have been held every two years since 1998 each time in a different host city. University * World University Karate ...

held in Kobe, Japan. A month later, he won one of the bronze medals in men's kumite +84kg event 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 ...

held in Jakarta, Indonesia. At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Hamedi won two medals: the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event and the silver medal in the men's team kumite event. In 2021, Hamedi qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the

in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in the men's +75kg event. This was Saudi Arabia's second silver medal and fourth medal overall across all Olympic games. A few months after the Olympics, he competed in the men's +84kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At the 2021 Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, he won two medals: the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event and one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event. Hamedi won the gold medal in the men's +84kg event at the

held in Konya, Turkey. He defeated Asiman Gurbanli of Azerbaijan in his gold medal match. In 2023, Hamedi won the gold medal in his event at the

held in Malacca, Malaysia. He also won one of the bronze medals 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-sport event which was held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The ...

held in Hangzhou, China.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamedi, Tareg 1998 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Saudi Arabian male karateka Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games Karateka at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in karate Asian Games bronze medalists for Saudi Arabia Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in karate Olympic silver medalists for Saudi Arabia Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Saudi Arabia