Kimia Alizadeh

Iranian Taekwondo athlete

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Kimia Alizadeh Zonouzi is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete. Alizadeh won a bronze medal in the taekwondo 57 kg weight class at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by defeating Swedish athlete Nikita Glasnović. This made her the first Iranian woman to win a medal at a Summer Olympics. She also won a gold medal in the women's 63-kg class at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. She beat London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 gold medallist Jade Jones at the 2015 World Championship to win a bronze medal. She also won a silver medal two years later at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships.

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Tokyo Olympics: 'I put too much pressure on myself' - Jade Jones on shock taekwondo exit Two-time Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones discusses her shock defeat to Kimia Alizadeh of the Refugee Olympic Team in the first round of the women's -57kg tournament. BBC Sport - Published on July 25, 2021
Tokyo 2020: Jade Jones loses to Kimia Alizadeh in taekwondo first round Watch the final moments as two-time champion Jade Jones loses in the first round of the Tokyo Olympics to Kimia Alizadeh of the Refugee Olympic Team. BBC Sport - Published on July 25, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Jade Jones beaten in round of 16 in Tokyo Two-time Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones loses her round of 16 match with Kimia Alizadeh at the Tokyo Games. BBC Sport - Published on July 25, 2021