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Masoud Haji Akhondzadeh
Personal information
Born (1978-04-29) 29 April 1978 (age 46)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryIran
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2004)
World Champ.7th (2003)
Asian Champ.Gold (2001, 2002, 2007)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuwait City ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Jeju ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Wenzhou ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF10650
JudoInside.com9968
Updated on 1 April 2024

Masoud Haji Akhondzade (Persian: مسعود حاجی آخوندزاده, born 29 April 1978, in Mashhad) is an Iranian judoka.

Haji Akhondzade finished in joint fifth place in the extra-lightweight (60 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Choi Min-Ho of South Korea. He won a gold medal in 2002 Busan Asian Games by defeating Bazarbek Donbay of Kazakhstan.

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