Yousef Karami (Persian: یوسف کرمی; born March 22, 1983, in Meyaneh, Iran) is an Iranian former taekwondo athlete who competed in the Men's 80 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He is also the 2003 world champion (in 78–84 kg). Karami also won gold in the 2006 Asian Games in 84 kg and in the 2010 Asian Games in 87 kg.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Born | March 22, 1983 Meyaneh, Iran |
| Sport | |
| Country | Iran |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's taekwondo | ||
Representing  Iran | ||
Olympic Games | ||
 | 2004 Athens | 80 kg |
| World Championships | ||
 | 2003 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 84 kg |
| 2011 Gyeongju | 87 kg |
| 2005 Madrid | 84 kg |
| 2009 Copenhagen | 87 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
| 2006 Doha | 84 kg |
| 2010 Guangzhou | 87 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
| 2002 Amman | 72 kg |
 | 2010 Astana | 87 kg |
| 2014 Tashkent | 87 kg |
| Universiade | ||
| 2007 Bangkok | 84 kg |
Yousef Karami was titled as the most talented sportsman in Taekwondo by the Korea head coach due to his brilliant performance in the 2003 world championship, where he astonished everyone. Karami won the title while he was only 20.
He was appointed as the Taekwondo head coach of Pakistan in the summer of 2022.[1]
References
External links
- Yousef Karami at TaekwondoData.com
- Yousef Karami at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Yousef Karami at Olympics.com
