OLYMPIC KARATE CHAMPION SAJJAD GANJZADEH TOKYO 2021 +75KG

Sajjad Ganjzadeh (Persian: سجاد گنج‌زاده, 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, 2013 and 2017 Asian championships, and 2018 Asian Games. He has also won multiple awards in competitions within the Karate1 Premier League. He is the first Iranian karateka 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 of Saudi Arabia. Hamedi was disqualified and Ganjzadeh won the gold medal. 2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd Kumite +84 kg 2018 2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st Kumite +84 kg 2019 Karate1 Premier League Madrid, Spain 1st Kumite +84 kg 2019 Karate1 Premier League Shanghai, China 1st Kumite +84 kg 2020 2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 1st Kumite +84 kg 2020 Karate1 Series A Santiago, Chile 1st Kumite +84 kg 2021 Karate1 Premier League Istanbul, Turkey 1st Kumite +84 kg 2021 Karate1 Premier League Lisbon, Portugal 3rd Kumite +84 kg