Farzad Mansouri
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Afghan |
Born | Parwan | 19 March 2002
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Sport | Taekwondo |
Farzad Mansouri (born 19 March 2002) is an Afghan taekwondo practitioner. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Mansouri and Kamia Yousufi carried Afghanistan's flag at the Opening Ceremony.
Career[edit]
Farzad Mansouri won a silver medal at the 2019 Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships in Amman.[1] In 2021, Mansouri won a bronze medal in the 74 kg weight category at the 2021 Beirut Open Taekwondo Tournament.[2][3] Mansouri will compete at the 2020 Olympics in the men's +80 kg event.[4][5] He received a scholarship from the IOC as part of its Olympic Solidarity programme.[6]
Personal life[edit]
After the Fall of Kabul in 2021, he left the city.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ MENAFN. "Afghans Scoop 2 Bronze Medals in Beirut Taekwondo Contest". menafn.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Taekwondo: Afghans Win 2 Bronze Medals in Beirut Competition". TOLOnews. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Faizi, Benafsha. "Candidate Athletes – Olympic New Site". Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Mora, Esteban (24 June 2021). "Exclusive: Wild cards for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". mastkd.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Taekwondo - MANSOURI Farzad". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer tells of escape from Kabul". The National. 25 August 2021.
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