Abolfazl Zandi

Abolfazl Zandi
Personal information
Native name
ابوالفضل زندی
NationalityIranian
Born
Nazarabad, Iran
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Weight class58 kg
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Wuxi 58 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Da Nang 58 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia 48 kg

Abolfazl Zandi (Persian: ابوالفضل زندی) is an Iranian taekwondo practitioner. He won a gold medal at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships.

Career

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Zandi competed at the 2022 World Taekwondo Junior Championships and won a gold medal in the 48 kg category. He competed at the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships and won a bronze medal in the 58 kg category.[1][2]

In October 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships and won a gold medal in the 58 kg category, defeating Georgii Gurtsiev in the finals.[3] This was Iran's first gold medal at the World Taekwondo Championships in this category since Farzan Ashourzadeh in 2015.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Iran win title of 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships". Tehran Times. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  2. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (20 May 2024). "Asian Taekwondo Championships: South Korea and Iran win team titles". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  3. ^ "مبارزه ابوالفضل زندی در فینال جهانی تکواندو و کسب مدال طلا". mashreghnews.ir (in Persian). 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Iran's Abolfazl Zandi Wins Gold at World Taekwondo Championships After 10 Years". Iran Press. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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