Milad Beigi Harchegani (Persian: میلاد بیگی هرچگانی, Azerbaijani: Milad Beygi Hərçigani; born 1 March 1991 in Booshehr) is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] Harchegani is of Qashqai ancestry.
In February 2015, Beigi won the −80 kg gold medal in 26th Fajr Cup for Iran's B team.[3] He was considered among Iran's prospects in 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, but it was declared that he had been replaced due to "injury" despite allegations that he has left threatening to acquire citizenship in another country.[4] He was named the Male Most Valuable Player at the 2015 World Cup Team Championships.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics after beating Piotr Pazinsky in the bronze medal match.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Milad Beigi Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Milad Beigi Archived 5 August 2016 at archive.today at rio2016
- ^ "ایران قهرمان تکواندوی جام فجر شد". 18 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Behnegarsoft.com. "الف – ملی پوش ایرانی تبعه آذربایجان شد". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "TaekwondoData". Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
External links
- Milad Beigi on Instagram
- Milad Beigi at TaekwondoData.com
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