Mojtaba Abedini

Mojtaba Abedini
Personal information
Full nameMojtaba Abedini Shourmasti
Bornمجتبی عابدینی شورمستی
(1984-08-11) 11 August 1984 (age 40)
Tehran, Iran
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryIran
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
National coachPeyman Fakhri, Amin Ghorbani[1]
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's sabre fencing
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest Individual
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Shanghai Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Suwon Individual
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Chiba Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Chiang Mai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Manila Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Manila Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kota Kinabalu Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kota Kinabalu Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nantong Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wakayama Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Shanghai Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Suwon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Chiba Individual
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Saudi Arabia Individual
Silver medal – second place 2005 Saudi Arabia Team
West Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kuwait City Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Doha Individual
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kuwait City Individual

Mojtaba Abedini Shourmasti (Persian: مجتبی عابدینی شورمستی; born 11 August 1984) is an Iranian 3-time Olympian sabre fencer.[2] In 2012, he became the first Iranian fencer to compete in the Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Fencing Championships, becoming the first-ever Iranian fencer to win a medal at the World Fencing Championships.

  1. ^ "ABEDINI Mojtaba," FIE.
  2. ^ "Mojtaba Abedini". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012.