Milad Beigi

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 Beigi Harchegani
Beigi at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born1 March 1991 (1991-03) (age 29)
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
Universiade 1 – –
Islamic Solidarity Games 1 – –
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
2016 Rio De Janeiro80 kg
World Championships
2017 Muju80 kg
2019 Manchester80 kg
Grand Slam
2017 Wuxi80 kg
2018 Wuxi80 kg
Grand Prix
2016 Baku80 kg
2019 Chiba80 kg
2019 Moscow (F)57 kg
2017 Rabat80 kg
European Games
2015 Baku80 kg
European Championships
2016 Montreux80 kg
2018 Kazan80 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Baku80 kg
Universiade
2017 Taipei80 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
  1. Milad Beigi Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  2. Milad Beigi at rio2016
  3. "ایران قهرمان تکواندوی جام فجر شد". 18 February 2015.
  4. Behnegarsoft.com. "الف – ملی پوش ایرانی تبعه آذربایجان شد".
  5. http://www.taekwondodata.com/milad-beigi-harchegani.anht.html

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.


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