Sajjad Ganjzadeh


Sajjad Ganjzadeh 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. He won the gold medal in the men's +75 kg event after being knocked out by an illegal kick from Tareg Hamedi of Saudi Arabia. Hamedi was disqualified and Ganjzadeh won the gold medal.
In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
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Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent-----
2013Asian ChampionshipDubai, UAE1stKumite +84kg-----
2015Asian ChampionshipYokohama, Japan2nd-2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain2ndKumite +84kg
20182018 Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia1stKumite +84kg-----
2019Asian ChampionshipTashkent, Uzbekistan3rdKumite +84kg-----
2019Karate1 Premier LeagueMadrid, Spain1stKumite +84kg-----
2019Karate1 Premier LeagueShanghai, China1stKumite +84kg-----
20202021 Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan1stKumite +84kg-----
2020Karate1 Series ASantiago, Chile1stKumite +84kg-----
2021Karate1 Premier LeagueIstanbul, Turkey1stKumite +84kg-----
2021Karate1 Premier LeagueLisbon, Portugal3rdKumite +84kg-----
2023Asian ChampionshipsMalacca, Malaysia3rdKumite +84kg-----