Mobina Nematzadeh

Iranian taekwondo practitioner

Mobina Nematzadeh

Nematzadeh at the 2022 Asian Games

Personal information

Born

(2005-05-17) May 17, 2005 (age 19)
Zanjan, Iran

Height

179 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

49 kg (108 lb)

Sport

Country

Iran

Sport

Taekwondo

Coached by

Minoo Maddah (National Team)

Medal record

Women's Taekwondo

Representing Iran
Olympic Games
	2024 Paris	49 kg
Grand Prix
	2023 Rome	49 kg
	2023 Paris	49 kg
Asian Games
	2022 Hangzhou	49 kg
Asian Championships
	2022 Chuncheon	49 kg
World Junior Championships
	2022 Sofia	49 kg

Mobina Nematzadeh (Persian: مبینا نعمت‌زاده; born May 17, 2005) is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games in the women's 49 kg weight class.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Nematzadeh won the Olympic quota in the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament In Tai'an, China.^[5]^[6] She also won one of the Bronze medals in the 49 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.^[7]

Biography and Early Athletic Career

Mobina NematZadeh was born into a sports-oriented family. Her father, Abbas NematZadeh, a former member of the national bodybuilding team, played a role in nurturing her passion for sports. NematZadeh began practicing taekwondo at the age of six and quickly joined Tehran's junior team. One year later, competing against older opponents, she won the national championship. At the age of 10, she was invited to join the national team, a rare achievement in the sport of taekwondo.^[8]

International Achievements

NematZadeh's first international success came in 2017 at the World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Vietnam, where she won a gold medal. In 2019, she secured two more gold medals at the Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships in Jordan and the World Championships in Uzbekistan, making her the most decorated junior taekwondo athlete in the world. ^{[citation needed]}

Her success continued in the youth category as well. In 2022, she won the gold medal at the Asian Youth Championships in Vietnam and another gold at the World Youth Championships in Bulgaria.^[9]

Senior National Team Debut

Due to her early talent and success, NematZadeh was invited to join the senior national team, where she continued to achieve significant success despite her young age. In 2022, she won a silver medal at the Asian Championships in South Korea and a gold medal at the Asian Club Championships in Tehran. Additionally, she earned a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Other notable achievements include a gold and a bronze at the World Taekwondo President’s Cup, and two bronze medals at the Grand Prix events in France and Italy.^[8]

2024 Paris Olympics

NematZadeh made her Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics at the age of 19. In the first round, she defeated Michelle Thao from Lesotho, advancing to the quarterfinals. In this stage, she triumphed over Adriana Cerezo from Spain, who had won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, to reach the semifinals. ^{[citation needed]}

In the semifinals, NematZadeh faced Gu Qing from China, the 2022 World Championship silver medalist, and after a hard-fought match, she moved to the bronze medal match. There, she faced Donya Abutaleb from Saudi Arabia, the 2022 World Championship bronze medalist, and secured a victory, earning the Olympic bronze medal. ^{[citation needed]}

This bronze medal is the second Olympic medal in the history of Iranian women’s sports after Kimia Alizadeh and marks a significant achievement for Mobina NematZadeh and Iranian sports.^[10]

References

^ "Iranian Female Taekwondo Fighter Bags Bronze Medal". Iranian National Olympic Committee. 26 September 2023.
^ "Iranian teen snatches gold at World Taekwondo C'ship". Mehrnews.com. 8 August 2019.
^ "Iran Takes Two Golds at World Junior Taekwondo C'ship". Tasnimnews.com. 4 August 2022.
^ "Iranian taekwondo athletes finish Rome Grand Prix with five medals". Iranpress.com. 12 June 2023.
^ "Iran's Taekwondo Athlete Nematzadeh Secures 2024 Paris Berth - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
^ "Iran's taekwondoka Nematzadeh secures berth at 2024 Olympics". Mehrnews.com. 15 March 2024.
^ "Results of Taekwondo – Women's 49 kg at 2024 Summer Olympics". Olympic.com. 7 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "مبینا نعمت‌زاده - دانشنامه ویکیدا". fa.wikida.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-08-10.
^ "تک نگاری| مبینا نعمت زاده کیست؟/ ستاره جهشی در رویای مدال". www.khabaronline.ir (in Persian). 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
^ "Iran's Nematzadeh grabs bronze in taekwondo: 2024 Paris". Tehran Times. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-08-10.