Kaveh Mehrabi (; born 5 May 1982) is a former professional Iranian badminton player.

Career

Mehrabi was born in Tehran, Iran, and on April 10, 2003 he moved to Copenhagen, Denmark to become the first Iranian professional badminton player and practice at the International Badminton Academy.

Kaveh Mehrabi

Mehrabi participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was defeated 2-0 in the first round. Mehrabi participated at six BWF World Championships.

Kaveh Mehrabi

In November 2011 Mehrabi refused to play against Israeli Maccabiah Games champion Misha Zilberman. Ironically, Mehrabi was a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 70 athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.

Kaveh Mehrabi

Mehrabi was the Athletes' Commission Chairman (2008-2013) and a Council member of the Badminton World Federation (2010-2013). He graduated with physical education degree from the Azad University.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

See also

Boycotts of Israel in individual sports

References

External links

Kaveh Mehrabi Official Website

Living people

1982 births

Sportspeople from Tehran

Islamic Azad University alumni

Iranian male badminton players

Olympic badminton players for Iran

Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics