Mohsen Rezaee (taekwondo)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Born | 30 January 1998 (age 26) |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Coached by | Min Sin-Hak |
Medal record | |
Mohsen Rezaee is an Afghan taekwondo practitioner and member of the national taekwondo team in Afghanistan.[1]
Career[edit]
He is the first person in Afghanistan's history to become the Asian champion, and the best Taekwondo fighter in Afghanistan for three years in succession.[2]
Mohsen Rezaee had been become a member of 'CAN Home appliances team' in Iran premier league in 2018, and he fought for the 'Refugee Taekwondo athletes center team' in Iran premier league in 2019, moreover he made an official deal with 'Sanat Mes Kerman' in Iran premier league for two years in 2020.[3][4]
In addition, he became the Asian champion in 2021.[5] This championship took place in Lebanon while this is the first championship of an Afghan athlete in Asia, so that no one in Afghanistan couldn't win such Asian gold medal among all Olympic sport fields so far.[5] He is 17th in the world rankings at the moment, and among all Afghan Taekwondo fighters has the highest world rankings.[6][7][8]
In 2023, Rezaee was joint-flagbearer with Kimia Yousufi at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Asian Games. He won a bronze medal at the Asian Games.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "محسن رضایی و عبدالمتین هوتک از افغانستان در بخش تکواندو و پارا تکواندو قهرمان آسیا شدند". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "قهرمانی تکواندوکار ایران با ۱۰ اخطاره شدن حریف افغان". ایسنا (in Persian). 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "درخشش مهاجرین در تیم ملی تکواندو افغانستان: رضایی و غلامی طلایی شدند- اخبار بین الملل تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "تکواندوکار افغانستانی به مس کرمان پیوست". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ a b "محسن رضایی و قهرمانی آسیا | GDPES". www.gdpes.gov.af. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "ورزشکار افغان قهرمان مسابقات تکواندوی آسیا شد". العربیه فارسی (in Persian). 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "محسن رضایی، قهرمان تکواندوی آسیا شد". روزنامه صبح کابل. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "The SC Platform". www.simplycompete.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Taekwondo REZAEE Mohsen - The 19th Asian Games". info.hangzhou2022.cn.