Atousa Golshadnejad (born June 22, 2003) is an Iranian karate practitioner born in Kermanshah, Iran. Golshadenjad is a member of the Iranian national team in the age group of under 21 and adults. She won the gold medal in the 2021 Asian Championship in Almaty under the age of 21 and the 2023 Asian Championship in Malacca.[1]
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| Born | June 22, 2003 Kermanshah | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Kumite | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pegah Zangeneh | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editGolshadnejad started karate in 2010 under the supervision of her trainer, Frank Nazari, at the Arad club in Kermanshah. Currently, she is the national champion of the women's karate team of the Islamic Republic of Iran, weighing under 61 kg.
Career
edit2021 Asian Championship
editAtousa Golshadnejad appeared in her first international experience in the under-21-61kg category at the 2021 Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In the first round, she defeated Limon Miso from the Philippines with a score of 1:0. In the second round, she defeated Hei Wood Chou from Hong Kong with a score of 4:0 and went to the finals. In the final match, Golshadenjad defeated Asal Kenny from Kazakhstan with a result of 4:3 and won the gold medal of this competition.
2022 World Championship
editAtousa Golshadnejad, representative of the 61-kg weight category under the age of 21 at the 2022 World Championship in Konya, Turkey, after taking a break in the first round, beat Lee Bouchard of Switzerland 8-0 and went to the next stage. In the third round, she won 7-2 against Shafaq Qoutabi from Italy and went to the next round. She defeated Sait Karari from Japan 3-1 in the fourth round. Gulshadanjad lost 4-3 to Golbahar Gozotuk in the semi-final and got another chance for the bronze medal. In the first round, she lost 3-0 to Hilary Jennifer Zamto from France and withdrew from the competition.[2]
2023 Asian Championship
editIn the first round, Golshadnejad beat Mona Al-Diri from Jordan with a score of 2-0, and in the second round, she managed to defeat Asel Kanaya from Kazakhstan with a score of 1-0. The platform of the 2023 Asian Championship 61- Iran women's weight representative in her third match against Gong Li from China, while the result of this competition was 0-0, she won with the judges' vote and Golshadnejad's Hanti and went to the finals of this competition, and in the final competition with the result of 3 Bar Safar defeated the Emirati opponent and became the owner of the 1st gold medal of the Asian Karate Championship.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "گلشاد نژاد مدال طلا قهرمانی آسيا را صاحب شد". پایگاه خبری تحلیلی ستارگان کاراته (in Persian). 2023-07-21. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "آتوسا گلشادنژاد به رتبه چهارم جهان اکتفا کرد | افرا ورزش | رسانه ورزش زنان ایران". iwsports.ir. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "گلشاد نژاد، دختری که شایسته طلای آسیا بود | افرا ورزش | رسانه ورزش زنان ایران". iwsports.ir. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "خبرگزاری فارس - درخشش بانوی کاراته ایران با کسب مدال طلا در آسیا". خبرگزاری فارس. 2023-07-21. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Iran Wins 2nd Gold at 2023 AKF Senior Championships - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. 2023-07-21. Archived from the original on 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-10-07.