Hamoon Derafshipour

Hamoon Derafshipour (Persian: هامون درفشی‌پور, born September 22, 1992, in Kermanshah, Iran) is an Iranian karateka.^[1][2] He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where karate will be featured for the first time, as part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Olympic Team,^[3][4][5][6] He started practicing karate when he was 7 years old.^[7] Previously, Derafshipour won a bronze medal in the Men's Individual -67 kg Kumite at the 2018 Senior World Karate Championships at Madrid, Spain and Two Asian Karate Championships titles, and several other medals, including three golds and three bronze in the World Karate Federation Karate1 Premier League Championship.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Hamoon Derafshipour

Personal information
Born	(1992-09-22) September 22, 1992 (age 31) Kermanshah, Iran
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Karate
Medal record Men's karate Representing  Iran World Championships 2018 Madrid Kumite 67 kg

Hamoon is currently living in Canada with his wife after leaving his country Iran for personal and security reasons.

References

1. "World Karate Profile and Rank". Sportdata.
2. "Sports Profile". The Sports Org.
3. "Karate athletes Wael Shueb and Hamoon Derafshipour included in IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation (WKF) News.
4. "HAMOON DERAFSHIPOUR TOKYO-BOUND AFTER LEAVING IRAN SO WIFE COULD TRAIN HIM". International Olympic Committee (IOC).
5. "Hamoon Derafshipour joins the IOC Refugee Olympic Team". International Olympic Committee (IOC).
6. "Canadian-based karate athlete Derafshipour named to Refugee Team for Tokyo Games". CBA News.
7. "BIOGRAPHY Hamoon Derafshipour". International Olympic Committee (IOC).
8. "Iran's Derafshipour Takes Bronze at Karate World Championships". Iran News.
9. "Iran win five medals at Karate World Championships". Tehran Times.
10. "Iranian team shines in 2018 Karate world championship, winning five medals". Iran Press.
11. "Iranian and Japanese karatekas dominate Karate 1-Series A in Istanbul". World Karate Federation (WKF) News.

External links

• Hamoon Derafshipour on Instagram