Nahid Kiani

Nahid Kiani

Photo of Kiani holding Iran's flag Kiani at 2024 olympic games
Personal information
Full name	Nahid Kiani Chandeh
Born	1 August 1998 (1998-08) (age 26) Isfahan, Iran
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Taekwondo
Weight class	57 kg
Medal record Women's Taekwondo Representing Iran Olympic Games File:Olympic rings.svg Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 57 kg World Championships Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku 53 kg Grand Prix Silver medal – second place 2023 Rome 57 kg Silver medal – second place 2023 Taiyuan 57 kg Asian Games Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 49 kg Asian Championships Gold medal – first place 2022 Chuncheon 53 kg Silver medal – second place 2018 Ho Chi Minh City 49 kg Bronze medal – third place 2016 Manila 46 kg Bronze medal – third place 2021 Beirut 57 kg World Junior Championships Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei 46 kg Islamic Solidarity Games Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 53 kg Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 53 kg Universiade Gold medal – first place 2023 Chengdu 53 kg Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 53 kg

Nahid Kiani Chandeh (Persian: ناهید کیانی, born 1 August 1998 in Isfahan) is an Iranian taekwondo athlete. She is the first Iranian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympics in the 2024 Summer Olympics, Taekwondo Women's 57 kg event, also she won the gold medal in the women's bantamweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships.

Career

She won bronze medals at the 2016 Asian Championships and 2018 Asian Games. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she was eliminated by Kimia Alizadeh. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 57 kg event.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification event in the 57 kg weight category, Nahid Kiani secured a gold medal and an Olympic spot by defeating her Jordanian opponent. During the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Kiani faced a controversial match against Kimia Alizadeh, a former Iranian taekwondo athlete competing for the Refugee Team. Kiani lost the match and was subsequently eliminated from the competition.

Paris 2024 Olympics

Kiani qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics by ranking among the top five in the Olympic rankings of the World Taekwondo Federation in the women's 57 kg weight category. In her first match at the Olympics, she once again faced Kimia Alizadeh. Despite losing the first round 10-7, Kiani won the next two rounds with scores of 6-5 and 7-7, advancing to the next stage. Kiani then defeated opponents from Tunisia and Lebanon in the quarterfinals and semifinals to reach the final match. In the final, she faced South Korea's Kim Yu-jin and earned a silver medal. This achievement made her the third Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal and the highest-ranking female Iranian Olympian with a silver medal.

Honors and Medals

• Bronze Medal at the World Junior Championships in Taipei, China (2014)
• Gold Medal at the Asian Junior Championships in Taipei, China (2015)
• Bronze Medal at the 2016 Asian Taekwondo Championships in the Philippines
• Gold Medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku
• Bronze Medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade (Seniors) in Taiwan
• Bronze Medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia
• Bronze Medal at the 2018 World Taekwondo President's Cup in Iran
• Silver Medal at the 2018 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Vietnam
• Gold Medal at the 2019 International Fajr Tournament (Seniors) in Iran
• Gold Medal and secured a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Jordan (2021)
• Silver Medal at the 2021 International Fajr Cup in Tehran
• Gold Medal at the 2021 Asian Open Championships in Tehran
• Gold Medal at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya (2022)
• Gold Medal at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku
• Silver Medal at the 2023 Rome Grand Prix
• Silver Medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics

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