Milad Beigi

Summary

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.

Milad Bəygi Hərçəqani
Beigi at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born1 March 1991 (1991-03) (age 33)
Booshehr, Iran
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
ClubGilan Taekwondo Club (AZE)[1]
Coached byElnur Amanov (national)
Reza Mehmandoust (personal)[1]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1
World Championships 2
Grand Slam 2
Grand Prix 2 1 1
European Games 1
European Championships 1 1 1
Universiade 1
Islamic Solidarity Games 1
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio De Janeiro 80 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Muju 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Manchester 80 kg
Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wuxi 80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Wuxi 80 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2016 Baku 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Chiba 80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Moscow (F) 80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Rabat 80 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 80 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montreux 80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kazan 80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Sofia 80 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 80 kg
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei 80 kg
Updated on 27 March 2017.

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 edit

  1. ^ a b c Milad Beigi Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  2. ^ Milad Beigi Archived 5 August 2016 at archive.today at rio2016
  3. ^ "ایران قهرمان تکواندوی جام فجر شد". 18 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ Behnegarsoft.com. "الف – ملی پوش ایرانی تبعه آذربایجان شد". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ "TaekwondoData". Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

External links edit

  • Milad Beigi on Instagram
  • Milad Beigi at TaekwondoData.com

https://web.archive.org/web/20170703172527/http://www.baku2015.com/athletes/athlete/BEIGI-HARCHEGANI-Milad-1024157/index.html?intcmp=ev-brackets

 
Beigi Harchegani doing a head kick at the 2016 Olympics.