Bahman Asgari
Bahman Asgari Ghoncheh (Persian: بهمن عسگری غنچه, born 21 December 1991) is an Iranian karateka athlete who won a gold medal at the 2018 World Karate Championships and at the 2018 Asian Games.[1]
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Born | 21 December 1991 Alvand, Qazvin, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | physical education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 75 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Kumite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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2020 Summer Olympics
Bahman Asgari was qualified for Tokyo through the World Karate Federation's (WKF) Olympic rankings in the 75 kg category. However, he has been banned for 12 months for using a "prohibited substance" by the World Karate Federation in July 2021 and he missed the 2020 Olympics.[2]
References
- "Iran win five medals at Karate World Championships". Tehran Times. 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- Iranian world champion to miss karate's Olympic debut after doping ban
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