Beigi at the 2016 Olympics
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1 March 1991 (age 26) Isfahan, Iran |
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Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Gilan Taekwondo Club (AZE) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Elnur Amanov (national) Reza Mehmandoust (personal) |
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Medal record
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Updated on 27 March 2017. |
Milad Beigi Harchegani (Persian: میلاد بیگی هرچگانی, Azerbaijani: Milad Beygi Hərçigani; born 1 March 1991) is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In February 2015, Beigi won the −80 kg gold medal in 26th Fajr Cup for Iran's B team. He was considered among Iran's prospects in 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, but it was declared that he had been replaced due to "injury" despite allegations that he has left threatening to acquire citizenship in another country. He was named the Male Most Valuable Player at the 2015 World Cup Team Championships.