Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki

Hossein Saveh Shemshaki (Persian: حسین ساوه شمشكی, born August 5, 1985, in Tehran) is an alpine skier from Iran. He, along with his brother, Pouria Saveh-Shemshaki, competed for Iran at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1] His best result in the Winter Olympic Games is 41st place in the slalom.[2]

Hossein Saveh Shemshaki
Personal information
Native nameحسین ساوه شمشکی
National teamIran
CitizenshipIranian
Born (1985-08-05) 5 August 1985
Tehran, Iran
EducationIndustrial Management
Years active2002-Present
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryIran
SportAlpine skiing slalom
Giant slalom
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
Medal record
Men's Alpine skiing
Representing  Iran
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
2015 Asian Alpine Ski Championships 1 1 0
2018 Asian Alpine Ski Championships 0 0 2
Total 1 1 2
Asian Alpine Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place South Korea 2015 Slalom
Silver medal – second place South Korea 2015 Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place Iran 2018 Slalom
Bronze medal – third place Iran 2018 Alpine combined

He was chosen as Iran's Flag Bearer for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics[3][4] and 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games.[5]

One of the best performances of Saveh Shemshaki in international competitions was winning a gold medal[6] in the slalom and a silver medal[7] in the giant slalom at the 2015 Asian Alpine Ski Championships.

In February 2022, Saveh Shemshaki became the first athlete to provide a positive test for doping at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[8] and subsequently suspended from competing, training, coaching or participating in any activity during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022[9] per the ITA.

Winter Olympics and Asian Cups results
Competition Host city Year Age Slalom Giant

Slalom

 Super-G Downhill Combined
Asian Winter Games China Changchun 2007 21 9 11 — — —
Winter Olympics Canada Vancouver 2010 24 41 70 — — —
Asian Winter Games Kazakhstan Astana & Almaty 2011 25 — — 4 4 4
Winter Olympics Russia Sochi 2014 28 31 55 — — —
Asian Alpine Championship South Korea Yongpyong 2015 29 1 2 — — —
Asian Winter Games Japan Sapporo 2017 31 5 10 — — —
Asian Alpine Championship Iran Darbandsar 2018 32 3 — — — 3

References
  1. "Profile". Vancouver 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  2. "Men's Slalom results". Vancouver 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  3. "Iran names Saveh Shemshaki as flag bearer for Sochi Olympics". 25 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. "Yahoo Maktoob Sports". Yahoo Feb 2014. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  5. "افتتاح رسمی هشتمین دوره بازیهای آسیایی زمستانی | www.SkiFed.ir". www.skifed.ir. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. "Iran's Saveh Shemshaki Claims Gold in Asian Alpine Ski Championship". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  7. "Iranian Skier Wins Silver at Asian Alpine Contest". Financial Tribune. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  8. "Winter Olympics: Iranian first to test positive for doping in Beijing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. "Iranian Alpine Skier Suspended After Positive Doping Test". NBC Los Angeles. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.


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