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| Born | 20 June 1995 Bandar-e Anzali, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 75 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mahdi Pourrahnama (born 20 June 1995) [1] is an Iranian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the men's 75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. [2]
The 2020 Summer Paralympics, branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Croatia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held at the Makuhari Messe; the same location where goalball, volleyball and wheelchair fencing took place. This was the first time that taekwondo was included in the Summer Paralympic Games.
Turkey competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's seventh appearance in the past eight Games despite their absence in the 1996 Summer Paralympics.
Meryem Betül Çavdar is a Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner.
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Anna Poddubskaia is a Russian para taekwondo practitioner. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 49 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed at the Summer Paralympics under the flag of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
Daniil Sidorov is a Russian para taekwondo practitioner. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed at the Summer Paralympics under the flag of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
Nathan Cesar Sodario Torquato is a Brazilian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. In the final, his opponent Mohamed El-Zayat of Egypt was unable to compete due to injury and, as a result, Torquato was awarded the gold medal.
Juan Samorano is an Argentine para taekwondo practitioner. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Joo Jeong-hun is a South Korean para taekwondo practitioner. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Zainutdin Ataev is a Dagestani Russian para taekwondo practitioner. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's +75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed at the Summer Paralympics under the flag of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
Mohamed El-Zayat is an Egyptian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He received a kick to the head in his semi-final match against Daniil Sidorov. El-Zayat advanced to the final but he was unable to compete due to his injuries and, as a result, Nathan Torquato was awarded the gold medal.
Asghar Azizi Aghdam is an Iranian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the gold medal in the men's +75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Débora Bezerra de Menezes is a Brazilian para taekwondo practitioner. She won the silver medal in the women's +58 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She came in fourth place in the women's +65 kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.
Nurlan Dombayev is a Kazakhstani para-taekwondo practitioner who competes in the F44 classification. Having competed in the -75 and later -80 kg category, he is a gold medalist at the 2017 and 2019 World Para Taekwondo Championships, and a bronze medalist at the 2021 European Para Taekwondo Championships and 2022 Asian Para Games.
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