Mahdi Pourrahnama (born 20 June 1995)[1] is an Iranian para taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the men's 75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

Mahdi Pourrahnama
Personal information
Born (1995-06-20) 20 June 1995 (age 28)
Bandar-e Anzali, Iran
Sport
CountryIran
SportPara taekwondo
Weight class75 kg
Medal record
Representing  Iran
World Taekwondo Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Aruba 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Chelyabinsk 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Muju 75 kg
IWAS World Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sochi 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Vila Real 75 kg
Asian Taekwondo Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Pasay 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ho Chi Minh City 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lebanon 75 kg
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 75 kg

References edit

  1. ^ "Mahdi Pourrahnama". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ Houston, Michael (3 September 2021). "Gjessing wins long-awaited Paralympic taekwondo gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 September 2021.