Ali Zand (Persian: علی زند born May 25, 1999, June) is an Iranian karateka.[1] was born in 1999 in Arak. Karate can be seen from the age of four under the supervision of his coach (Ghasem Shahrjerdi) and he is active in the Shitorio style. He has been in the national team camps since 2008, and together with his teammates won the first Iranian Men's Kata Team Adult Medal in the Karate World Championships in Madrid in 2018.[1]
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| Born | 25 May 1999 Arak, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Kata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | ghasem shahrjerdi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2013 | Asian Championships | Dubai, Emirates | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 2nd | Team kata |
| 2018 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||
| 2nd | Team kata | |||
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | ||
| 3rd | Team kata | |||
| Asian Championships | Tashkent, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Individual kata | |
| 3rd | Team kata |
Early life
Zand began karate at the age of four with Nosrat Karimi and continued the sport under Qasim Shahrjerdi.[2] He is currently an undergraduate biology student at Shahid Bahonar Cultural University of Isfahan [3][4] and has obtained his diploma in experimental science.
Sports career
He has been in the national team camps since 2008, and together with his teammates won the first Iranian Men's Kata Team Adult Medal in the Karate World Championships in Madrid in 2018.[1]
Honors
World Championship
Students of the world
Asian
- 2017 Silver Team Kata Silver Team of the Year Kazakhstan 5[8][9][10][11]
- 2013 UAE Solo Kata Bronze Medal of the Year, UAE[2]
- 2019 Uzbekistan Team Kata Bronze Medal of the Year 6 Uzbekistan[12][13]
- 2021 Silver Team Kata, Almaty
World League
- 2013 Gold Kata Solo Gold medal in the World Championships in Turkey[2]
- 2018 Bronze Kate Medal of the French World League Team Championship of the Year[14]
- 2019 Bronze Kata Team of the Emirates World League Team Championship of the Year[15]
- 2019 Team Kata Bronze Medal of the World Championship Tournament of the Year 6 Turkey[16][17]