Yousef Karami (; born March 22, 1983, in
Meyaneh,
Iran
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) is an Iranian former
taekwondo
Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...
athlete who competed in the
Men's 80 kg at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
and won the bronze medal. He is also the 2003 world champion (in 78–84 kg). Karami also won gold in the
2006 Asian Games
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in 84 kg and in the
2010 Asian Games
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in 87 kg.
Yousef Karami was titled as the most talented sportsman in Taekwondo by the Korea head coach due to his brilliant performance in the 2003 world championship, where he astonished everyone. Karami won the title while he was only 20.
He was appointed as the Taekwondo head coach of
Pakistan
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in the summer of 2022.
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Iranian male taekwondo practitioners
Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Iran
Olympic bronze medalists for Iran
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Karaj
Sportspeople from Mianeh
1983 births
Living people
Asian Games gold medalists for Iran
Olympic medalists in taekwondo
Asian Games medalists in taekwondo
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2002 Asian Games
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2006 Asian Games
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2010 Asian Games
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2014 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Summer World University Games medalists in taekwondo
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Iran
World Taekwondo Championships medalists
Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists
Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
20th-century Iranian sportsmen
21st-century Iranian sportsmen
Iranian martial artists
People from Mianeh, East Azerbaijan
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