Sajjad Ganjzadeh

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.[1][2] He has also won multiple awards in competitions within the Karate1 Premier League.[3]

Sajjad Ganjzadeh
Ganjzadeh at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Born4 January 1992 (1992-01-04) (age 31)[1]
Tehran, Iran[1]
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's Karate
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo+75 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 BremenTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 Linz+84 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 LinzTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 MadridTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 Bremen+84 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Madrid+84 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 ParisTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest+84 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta+84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou+84 kg
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wrocław +84 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai+84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 DubaiTeam
Gold medal – first place 2017 AstanaTeam
Gold medal – first place 2018 AmmanTeam
Gold medal – first place 2019 TashkentTeam
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yokohama+84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 YokohamaTeam
Silver medal – second place 2017 Astana+84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 AlmatyTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2012 TashkentTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tashkent+84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Malacca+84 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Baku+84 kg

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.[4][5] Hamedi was disqualified and Ganjzadeh won the gold medal.[4][6]

In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.[7][8] He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
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
2023 Asian Championships Malacca, Malaysia 3rd Kumite +84 kg

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sajad Ganjzadeh.
  1. Sajad Ganjzadeh. asiangames2018.id
  2. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 19, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  3. "Sajad Ganjzadeh Karate Ranking". World Karate Federation. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  4. Morgan, Liam (August 7, 2021). "Ganjzadeh claims final Olympic karate gold at Tokyo 2020 after opponent disqualified for high kick". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  5. "Tokyo Olympics: Karate - the one-Games wonder that delivered on drama and emotion". BBC Sport. August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  6. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  7. Burke, Patrick (July 22, 2023). "Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Hamedi among winners on day two of AKF Senior Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  8. "2023 Asian Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.


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