Nahid Kiani

Nahid Kiani
Kiani at 2024 olympic games
BornNahid Kiani Chandeh
1 August 1998 (1998-08) (age 26)
Isfahan, Iran
Native nameناهید کیانی
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb)
StyleTaekwondo
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing  Iran
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 1 0 0
Grand Prix 0 2 0
Asian Games 0 0 1
Asian Championships 0 0 1
World Junior Championships 0 0 1
Islamic Solidarity Games 2 0 0
Universiade 1 0 1
Total 4 3 4
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku 53 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rome 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Taiyuan 57 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 49 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Chuncheon 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ho Chi Minh City 49 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Manila 46 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Beirut 57 kg
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei 46 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 53 kg
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2023 Chengdu 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 53 kg
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Last updated on: !!!11 December 2024

Nahid Kiani Chandeh (Persian: ناهید کیانی, born 1 August 1998[1] in Isfahan[3]) is an Iranian taekwondo athlete. She is the first Iranian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympics in the 2024 Summer Olympics, Taekwondo Women's 57 kg event, also she won the gold medal in the women's bantamweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships.[4]

Career

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She won bronze medals at the 2016 Asian Championships and 2018 Asian Games.[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she was eliminated by Kimia Alizadeh.[5]

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 57 kg event.[6][7]

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

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At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification event in the 57 kg weight category, Nahid Kiani secured a gold medal and an Olympic spot by defeating her Jordanian opponent. During the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Kiani faced a controversial match against Kimia Alizadeh, a former Iranian taekwondo athlete competing for the Refugee Team. Kiani lost the match and was subsequently eliminated from the competition.[8]

Paris 2024 Olympics

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Kiani qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics by ranking among the top five in the Olympic rankings of the World Taekwondo Federation in the women's 57 kg weight category. In her first match at the Olympics, she once again faced Kimia Alizadeh. Despite losing the first round 10-7, Kiani won the next two rounds with scores of 6-5 and 7-7, advancing to the next stage. Kiani then defeated opponents from Tunisia and Lebanon in the quarterfinals and semifinals to reach the final match. In the final, she faced South Korea's Kim Yu-jin and earned a silver medal. This achievement made her the third Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal and the highest-ranking female Iranian Olympian with a silver medal.[8]

Honors and Medals

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References

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  1. ^ a b "KIYANICHANDEH, Nahid". Taekwondo Data (in English and German). Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Nahid Kiani Archived 31 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
  3. ^ "روایت جذاب ناهید کیانی دربارۀ قهرمانی | اشتباه مادر سرنوشتم را عوض کرد!". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 22 October 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ^ Burke, Patrick (4 June 2023). "Cissé claims first World Taekwondo Championships title seven years on from Olympic gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ^ https://iranwire.com/en/sports/132704-two-friends-make-olympics-history-for-iran-and-bulgaria/ [bare URL]
  6. ^ https://www.iranintl.com/202408081134 [bare URL]
  7. ^ "Iran's Kiani makes history in 2024 Olympics". 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b "ناهید کیانی - دانشنامه ویکیدا". fa.wikida.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  9. ^ "زندگینامه: ناهید کیانی (زاده ۱۳۷۷)". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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