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Sajjad Ganjzadeh

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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. He has also won multiple awards in competitions within the Karate1 Premier League. He is the first Iranian karateka to win an Olympic gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sajjad Ganjzadeh is the 6,623rd most popular athlete (down from 5,510th in 2019), the 636th most popular biography from Iran (down from 623rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Iranian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sajjad Ganjzadeh ranks 6,623 out of 6,025Before him are Melissa Humana-Paredes, Hu Jianguan, Yang Jian, Tatsuru Saito, Antonino Pizzolato, and Jeong Bo-kyeong. After him are Mink van der Weerden, Sergey Trofimov, Susanne Grainger, Rababe Arafi, Levern Spencer, and Thomas Briels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Sajjad Ganjzadeh ranks 1,286Before him are Sarah Attar, Robert Baran, Yusuke Hoshino, Melissa Humana-Paredes, Hayato Mine, and Keisuke Tanabe. After him are Ramón Arias, Carlos Llavador, Mikalay Signevich, Jeremy Lamb, Yasuhiro Koseki, and Makito Ito.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Sajjad Ganjzadeh ranks 636 out of 631Before him are Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (1992), Abolfazl Jalali (1998), Arsalan Kazemi (1990), Reza Haghighi (1989), Ali Davoudi (1999), and Hassan Taftian (1993). After him are Saeid Safarzadeh (null), Amir Ghafour (1991), Mohammad Reza Geraei (1996), Mohammadali Geraei (1994), Javad Mahjoub (1991), and Parviz Hadi (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In Iran

Among athletes born in Iran, Sajjad Ganjzadeh ranks 26Before him are Martin Thomas (null), Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (1983), Mohammad Mousavi (1987), Amin Mirzazadeh (1998), Ali Davoudi (1999), and Hassan Taftian (1993). After him are Amir Ghafour (1991), Mohammad Reza Geraei (1996), Mohammadali Geraei (1994), Parviz Hadi (1987), Mehran Barkhordari (null), and Farzaneh Fasihi (1993).