Armin Hadipour


Armin Hadipour Seighalani is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete who won a silver medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships. He has qualified to represent Iran at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Men's 58 kg category.
Hadipour became tops off Student athletes of the 2010s list of FISU for winning 3 consecutive Gold Medals at 2015, 2017 and 2019 Universiade.

Personal life

On 18 January 2026, Shayan Shekari, a taekwondo student whom Hadipour coached, was killed during the 2025-2026 Iranian protests. On 20 January, Hadipour shared Shekari's pictures and training footage on his Instagram, stating: "You slept so you wouldn't feel pain, and we stayed awake to bear the pain. Your name, your path, your zeal...will live on forever".