Zahra Kiani

Zahra Kiani (Persian: زهرا کیانی; born September 26, 1999, Harchegan) is a wushu taolu athlete from Iran. She is a four-time world junior champion and a silver medalist at the Asian Games.[1]

Zahra Kiani
Zahra Kiani at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Born26 September 1999 (1999-09-26) (age 24)
Harchegan, Iran
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Changquan Jianshu, Qiangshu
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Women's Wushu Taolu
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Jakarta Changquan (Compulsory)
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kazan Jianshu
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Shanghai Changquan
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2016 Fuzhou Changquan
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Fuzhou Jianshu
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Jianshu+Qiangshu
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Antalya Changquan (B)
Gold medal – first place 2014 Antalya Jianshu (B)
Gold medal – first place 2016 Burgas Changquan (A)
Gold medal – first place 2016 Burgas Qiangshu (A)
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore Jianshu (C)
Silver medal – second place 2016 Burgas Jianshu (B)
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Antalya Qiangshu (B)
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai Jianshu (C)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Xilinhot Changquan (A)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Xilinhot Qiangshu (A)
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai Changquan (C)
Silver medal – second place 2013 Manila Jianshu (B)
Silver medal – second place 2015 Xilinhot Jianshu (A)
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Manila Changquan (B)

Career

Junior

Kiani's first major international competition was at the 2010 World Junior Wushu Championships 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. The following year at the 2015 World Wushu Championships, she won the silver medal in compulsory changquan. That same year, she won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2015 Asian Junior Wushu Championships and achieved the same result at her last junior competition which was the 2016 World Junior Wushu Championships.

Senior

With her high placements at the 2015 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, she earned another bronze medal in jianshu.[2] At the 2018 Asian Games, she won the silver medal in women's jianshu and qiangshu combined.[3] Her most recent competition was at the 2019 World Wushu Championships where she won a bronze medal in changquan.

References
  1. "profile". 2019-10-22."profile in WUSHU FEDERATION OF I.R.IRAN (in persian)". 2019-10-22.
  2. "Iranian wushu fighter bags bronze medal in World Wushu Champs". Islamic Republic News Agency. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  3. "Iranian woman athlete bags silver, making history". Islamic Republic News Agency. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
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