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| Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1999 [1] Bushehr, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | K44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –80 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alireza Bakht (born 17 September 1999) is an Iranian para taekwondo practitioner. He represented Iran at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Bakht represented Iran at the 2022 Asian Para Games and won a silver medal in the −80 kg category. [2]
He represented Iran at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the −80 kg category. [1]
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