Kaveh Mehrabi (; born 5 May 1982) is an Iranian former 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.
Mehrabi participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was defeated 2-0 in the first round.Kaveh Mehrabi Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com Mehrabi participated at six BWF World Championships.
In November 2011 Mehrabi refused to play against Israeli Maccabiah Games champion Misha Zilberman."They’ve got spirit? No they don’t! When countries refuse to compete against Israel in the Olympics", Jewish Telegraphic Agency."פרק נוסף בחרם האיראני: הפעם - בדמינטון", ynet, in Hebrew. 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.Peace and Sport
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.
Mehrabi retired from his active sports career in 2012. Following his retirement, he worked with the Organising Committee for the inaugural European Games in Baku (2015), as well as with Peace and Sport and Special Olympics.
In December 2014, he joined the Sports Department of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), leading the unit responsible for athlete relations and engagement programmes.
With the establishment of the IOC Athletes’ Department in 2021, as part of the Olympic Agenda 2020+5 implementation, he was appointed its Director.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2005 South Africa International Nikhil Kanetkar 8–15, 7–15 Runner-up 2007 South Africa International Carlos Longo 19–21, 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2007 Algeria International Nabil Lasmari 6–21, 4–10 retired Runner-up 2008 Puerto Rico International Kevin Cordón 13–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2010 South Africa International Murat Sen 21–9, 21–15 Winner 2011 Uganda International Jan Fröhlich 15–21, 1–12 retired Runner-up 2011 Fiji International Wesley Caulkett 21–13, 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2011 Namibia International Ali Shahhosseini 11–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2011 Zimbabwe International Ali Shahhosseini 21–13, 11–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2011 Syria International Pedro Martins 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
See also Boycotts of Israel in individual sports
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