Zahra Kiani (; born September 26, 1999, in Harchegan) is a

wushu Wushu may refer to: Martial arts * Chinese martial arts, the various martial arts of China * Wushu (sport) Wushu () (), or kung fu, is a competitive Chinese martial art. It integrates concepts and forms from various traditional and modern ...

taolu athlete from Iran. She is a four-time world junior champion and a silver 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

Junior

Kiani's first major international competition was at the 2010

World Junior Wushu Championships The World Junior Wushu Championships (WJWC) is an international wushu (sport), wushu competition organized by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) for competitors below 18 years of age. There are three age groups for the Taolu (martial arts), T ...

where she earned the silver medal in girl's group C jianshu. She then made her debut at the Asian Junior Wushu Championships in 2011 where she won a gold medal in jianshu and a silver medal in jianshu. Two years later at the 2013 Asian Junior Wushu Championships, she earned a silver medal in jianshu and a bronze medal in changquan. A year later at the 2014 World Junior Wushu Championships, she won two gold medals and a bronze medal. Kiani then won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2015 Asian Junior Wushu Championships and achieved the same medals at the 2016 World Junior Wushu Championships. Her last junior competition was the 2017 Asian Junior Championships she won gold medals in qiangshu and duilian and a bronze medal in jianshu.

Senior

Kiani made her senior international debut the following year at the

2015 World Wushu Championships The 2015 World Wushu Championships was the 13th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia from November 14 to November 18, 2015. Starting with this rendition of the WWC, the top-eight finish ...

, she won the silver medal in compulsory changquan. With her high placements at the world championships, Kiani qualified for the 2016 Taolu World Cup where she earned a silver medal in changquan and a bronze medal in jianshu. A year later at the

2017 World Wushu Championships The 2017 World Wushu Championships was the 14th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Kazan Gymnastics Center in Kazan, Russia from September 29 to October 3, 2017. Medal table Medalists Men's taolu Women's taolu ...

, she earned another bronze medal in jianshu. 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 ...

, Kiani won the silver medal in women's jianshu and qiangshu combined, the first medal for Iran in wushu taolu at the Asian Games. over a year later, she competed at the

2019 World Wushu Championships The 2019 World Wushu Championships was the 15th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Minhang Gymnasium in Shanghai, China from October 20 to October 23, 2019. Medal table Medalists Men's taolu Women's taolu Men' ...

where she won a bronze medal in changquan. After the start of the

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, Kiani's first major appearance was 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 2023) where she won the silver medal in women's jianshu and qiangshu combined. Shortly after, she competed at the

2023 World Combat Games The World Combat Games (GAISF World Combat Games / SportAccord World Combat Games) is an international multi-sport event featuring combat sports and martial arts. The games were founded by SportAccord (used to be known as the Global Association o ...

and won the silver medal in women's jianshu and qiangshu combined. Unable to take part in the

2023 World Wushu Championships The 2023 World Wushu Championships was the 16th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, from November 16 to 20, 2023. Development and preparation Selectio ...

due to visa issues, Kiani competed in the 2024 International Wushu Invitational Tournament where she won gold medals in changquan and qiangshu. A few months later, she became a two-time Asian champion and bronze medalist at the

2024 Asian Wushu Championships The 2024 Asian Wushu Championships were the 10th edition of the Asian Wushu Championships. It was held at the Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion in Macau from September 12 to 15, 2024. The 10th edition of the championships were originally scheduled ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kiani, Zahra 1999 births Living people Iranian female martial artists Iranian wushu practitioners Wushu practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games Wushu practitioners at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games silver medalists in wushu People from Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province Iranian martial artists

Career

Junior

Senior

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