Arian Salimi

Arian Salimi
Salimi in 2024
Personal information
Born16 December 2003 (2003-12-16) (age 21)
Kermanshah, Iran
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
CountryIran
SportTaekwondo
Coached byMajid Aflaki (National Team)
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris +80 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku 87 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou +80 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Da Nang +87 kg
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chengdu 87 kg

Arian Salimi (Persian: آرین سلیمی; born 16 December 2003 in Kermanshah)[1] is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete. He won a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in the Men's +80 kg weight class.[2][3][4] Salimi won the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games by defeating Caden Cunningham in the final.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Profile of Salimi at the IRI Taekwondo Federation Website". iritf.org.ir. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Iran's Arian Salimi snaches bronze in world taekwondo in Baku". Mehrnews.com. 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Iran's Salimi wins silver in 2022 Asian Games". En.irna.ir. 28 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Iran's Salimi Takes Gold at 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Slam". Tasnimnews.com. 2 April 2023.
  5. ^ Lofthouse, Amy (10 August 2024). "Olympic taekwondo: Caden Cunningham takes men's +80kg silver after losing to Iran's Arian Salimi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  6. ^ "SALIMI Arian". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. (alternate link)
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