Hamoon Derafshipour

Hamoon Derafshipour (Persian: هامون درفشی‌پور, born September 22, 1992 in Kermanshah, Iran) is an Iranian karateka.[1][2] He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where karate will be featured for the first time, as part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Olympic Team,[3][4][5][6] He started practicing karate when he was 7 years old.[7] Previously, Derafshipour won a bronze medal in the Men’s Individual -67 Kg Kumite at the 2018 Senior World Karate Championships at Madrid, Spain and Two Asian Karate Championships titles, and several other medals, including three golds and three bronze in the World Karate Federation Karate1 Premier League Championship.[8][9][10][11]

Hamoon Derafshipour
Personal information
Born (1992-09-22) September 22, 1992
Kermanshah, Iran
Sport
CountryIran
SportKarate
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Kumite 67 kg

Hamoon is currently living in Canada with his wife after leaving his country Iran for personal and security reasons.

References
  1. "World Karate Profile and Rank". Sportdata.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Sports Profile". The Sports Org.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Karate athletes Wael Shueb and Hamoon Derafshipour included in IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation (WKF) News.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "HAMOON DERAFSHIPOUR TOKYO-BOUND AFTER LEAVING IRAN SO WIFE COULD TRAIN HIM". International Olympic Committee (IOC).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Hamoon Derafshipour joins the IOC Refugee Olympic Team". International Olympic Committee (IOC).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Canadian-based karate athlete Derafshipour named to Refugee Team for Tokyo Games". CBA News.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "BIOGRAPHY Hamoon Derafshipour". International Olympic Committee (IOC).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Iran's Derafshipour Takes Bronze at Karate World Championships". Iran News.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Iran win five medals at Karate World Championships". Tehran Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Iranian team shines in 2018 Karate world championship, winning five medals". Iran Press.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Iranian and Japanese karatekas dominate Karate 1-Series A in Istanbul". World Karate Federation (WKF) News.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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