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.
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.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue RankEvent2013Asian ChampionshipDubai, UAE1stKumite +84kg2015Asian ChampionshipYokohama, Japan2nd-2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain 2ndKumite +84kg20182018 Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia 1stKumite +84kg2019Asian ChampionshipTashkent, Uzbekistan3rdKumite +84kg2019Karate1 Premier LeagueMadrid, Spain 1stKumite +84kg2019Karate1 Premier LeagueShanghai, China 1stKumite +84kg20202021 Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan 1stKumite +84kg2020Karate1 Series ASantiago, Chile 1stKumite +84kg2021Karate1 Premier LeagueIstanbul, Turkey 1stKumite +84kg2021Karate1 Premier LeagueLisbon, Portugal 3rdKumite +84kg2023Asian ChampionshipsMalacca, Malaysia 3rdKumite +84kg2024Karate World CupPamplona, Spain2nd +84 kg2025Marseille Open France1st +75 kg
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