Milad Beigi

Milad Beigi Harchegani (, ; born 1 March 1991 in Booshehr) is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Harchegani is of Qashqai ancestry.

In February 2015, Beigi won the −80 kg gold medal in 26th Fajr Cup for Iran's B team. 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. He was named the Male Most Valuable Player at the 2015 World Cup Team Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics after beating Piotr Pazinsky in the bronze medal match.

References

External links

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

Living people

1991 births

Azerbaijani male taekwondo practitioners

Iranian male taekwondo practitioners

European Games medalists in taekwondo

Olympic competitors from Iran who represented other countries

Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games

European Games competitors for Azerbaijan

Sportspeople from Isfahan

Qashqai people

Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan

Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Olympic medalists in taekwondo

Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for Azerbaijan

Iranian emigrants to Azerbaijan

Universiade medalists in taekwondo

FISU World University Games gold medalists for Azerbaijan

European Taekwondo Championships medalists

World Taekwondo Championships medalists

Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade

Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in taekwondo

Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Azerbaijan