Sajjad Ganjzadeh (, also Romanized as "Sajjād Ganjzādeh"; born 4 January 1992 in Tehran) is an Iranian karateka. Competing in the above 84 kg kumite division he won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2014 and 2016 world championships, 2013 and 2017 Asian championships, and 2018 Asian Games. He has also won multiple awards in competitions within the Karate1 Premier League.

He is the first Iranian karateka to win an Olympic gold medal. He won the gold medal in the men's +75 kg event after being knocked out by an illegal kick from Tareg Hamedi of Saudi Arabia. Hamedi was disqualified and Ganjzadeh won the gold medal.

Sajjad Ganjzadeh

In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Sajjad Ganjzadeh

Achievements

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1992 births

Living people

Iranian male karateka

Asian Games gold medalists for Iran

Asian Games medalists in karate

Karateka at the 2014 Asian Games

Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games

Karateka at the 2022 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games

World Games silver medalists

Competitors at the 2017 World Games

World Games medalists in karate

Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate

Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Iran

Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Olympic karateka for Iran

Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Olympic medalists in karate

Olympic gold medalists for Iran

Sportspeople from Tehran

21st-century Iranian people

Sajjad Ganjzadeh