Tareg Hamedi

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Tareg Ali Hamedi ({{langx|ar|طارق حامدي}}; born 26 July 1998){{Cite web|url=http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/89/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Karate_v1.0.pdf|title=Karate Results|website=2018 Asian Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419171221/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/89/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Karate_v1.0.pdf|archive-date=19 April 2020|access-date=19 April 2020}} is a Saudi Arabian karateka. He represented Saudi Arabia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in the men's +75{{nbsp}}kg event after being disqualified for knocking out his opponent with an illegal kick.{{Cite news|last=Morgan|first=Liam|date=7 August 2021|title=Ganjzadeh claims final Olympic karate gold at Tokyo 2020 after opponent disqualified for high kick|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1111376/ganjzadeh-wins-hamedi-dq-karate-tokyo|access-date=7 August 2021}}{{Cite news|date=8 August 2021|title=Tokyo Olympics: Karate - the one-Games wonder that delivered on drama and emotion|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/58134761|access-date=8 August 2021}} He is an eight-time medalist, including four gold medals, at the Asian Karate Championships.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/125/Results.pdf|title=2017 Asian Karate Championships|website=Sportdata - WKF|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424124723/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/125/Results.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2020|access-date=24 April 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-seniorresultados-16th-akf-senior-championships-15-21-july-tashkent-uzbekistan-001.pdf|title=2019 Asian Karate Championships Results|website=World Karate Federation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423202643/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-seniorresultados-16th-akf-senior-championships-15-21-july-tashkent-uzbekistan-001.pdf|archive-date=23 April 2020|access-date=23 April 2020}} He is also a gold medalist at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games and a two-time bronze medalist at the Asian Games.

Career

Hamedi became world champion in the junior kumite 76+{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2015 World Junior, Cadet and U21 Championships held in Jakarta, Indonesia.{{Cite web|title=2015 World Junior, Cadet and U21 Championships Medalists|url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/junior-resultados-wkf-junior-cadet-and-u21-championships-12-15-november-jakarta-indonesia-001.pdf|access-date=25 June 2021|website=World Karate Federation}}{{Cite news|date=14 September 2016|title=Karatekas to continue quest for glory in Karate 1-Premier League in Fortaleza|work=World Karate Federation|url=https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/karatekas-to-continue-quest-for-glory-in-karate-1-premier-league-in-fortaleza/337|access-date=25 June 2021}} In 2016, he won his first gold medal in the Karate1 Premier League.{{Cite news|last=Morgan|first=Liam|date=2 October 2016|title=Hamedi clinches maiden gold medal as Japan dominate WKF Karate1 Premier League finale|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1042240/hamedi-clinches-maiden-gold-medal-as-japan-dominate-wkf-karate1-premier-league-finale|access-date=25 June 2021}} He secured the gold medal in the men's kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg event at the Karate1 Premier League event held in Okinawa, Japan.{{Cite news|date=3 October 2016|title=Karate 1-Premier League update after Okinawa event|work=World Karate Federation|url=https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/karate-1-premier-league-update-after-okinawa-event/352|access-date=25 June 2021}}

At the 2017 Asian Karate Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan, Hamedi defeated Sajjad Ganjzadeh of Iran (world champion in this event at the time) to win the gold medal in the men's kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg event.{{Cite news|last=Pavitt|first=Michael|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1052834/iran-top-medals-table-at-asian-karate-championships|title=Iran top medals table at Asian Karate Championships|date=16 July 2017|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=24 April 2020}} In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan. He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event. A few days later, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event at the World University Karate Championships held in Kobe, Japan.{{Cite web|title=Results Book|url=https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2018_wuc_karate_results.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031214737/https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2018_wuc_karate_results.pdf|archive-date=31 October 2020|access-date=31 October 2020|website=2018 World University Karate Championships}} A month later, he won one of the bronze medals in men's kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.{{Cite news|date=28 August 2018|title=Bahrain and Kuwait enjoy great medal-filled day at Asian Games|work=Arab News|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1362246/sport|access-date=25 June 2021}}

At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Hamedi won two medals: the gold medal in the men's kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg event and the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.{{Cite news|last=Rowbottom|first=Mike|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1082367/asian-karate-championships-in-tashkent|title=Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships|date=20 July 2019|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=23 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919083534/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1082367/asian-karate-championships-in-tashkent|archive-date=19 September 2020}}

In 2021, Hamedi qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1109023/final-six-karate-places-decided-olympics|title=Gaysinsky among last six karateka to qualify for Tokyo 2020 after Canada protest|last=Berkeley|first=Geoff|date=13 June 2021|website=Inside the Games|publisher=Dunsar Media|access-date=13 June 2021}}{{Cite web|title=2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book|url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115613/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf|archive-date=14 June 2021|access-date=14 June 2021|website=World Karate Federation}} He won the silver medal in the men's +75{{nbsp}}kg event. This was Saudi Arabia's second silver medal and fourth medal overall across all Olympic games.{{Cite web|title=Olympic Games, results, medals, statistics, analytics|url=http://olympanalyt.com/OlympAnalytics.php?param_pagetype=MedalsByGames¶m_country=KSA|access-date=3 Sep 2021|website=Olympic Analytics}} A few months after the Olympics, he competed in the men's +84{{nbsp}}kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.{{Cite news|last=Morgan|first=Liam|date=16 November 2021|title=Zaretska on course to retain title as Egypt impress at Karate World Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1115553/zaretska-egypt-karate-world-champs|access-date=16 November 2021}} At the 2021 Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, he won two medals: the gold medal in the men's kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg event and one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event.{{Cite news|last=Burke|first=Patrick|date=22 December 2021|title=Japan top medal table at Asian Karate Championships in Almaty|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1117171/japan-asian-karate-champs-2021|access-date=22 December 2021}}{{Cite web|title=2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book|url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/449/ResultBook.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222173136/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/449/ResultBook.pdf|archive-date=22 December 2021|access-date=22 December 2021|website=Sportdata.org}}

Hamedi won the gold medal in the men's +84{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.{{Cite web |title=Karate Results Book |url=https://cdn.sportdata.org/4a055a1d-b83c-4a7b-a18a-80a801a00820/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820111044/https://cdn.sportdata.org/4a055a1d-b83c-4a7b-a18a-80a801a00820/ |archive-date=20 August 2022 |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – sportdata.org}} He defeated Asiman Gurbanli of Azerbaijan in his gold medal match.

In 2023, Hamedi won the gold medal in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Patrick |date=22 July 2023 |title=Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Hamedi among winners on day two of AKF Senior Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1139162/akf-champs-2023-day-2 |access-date=23 July 2023}}{{Cite web |title=2023 Asian Karate Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.sportdata.org/23a5fb5b-d010-4bbc-bd0c-b18c8553b3b4/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724195236/https://cdn.sportdata.org/23a5fb5b-d010-4bbc-bd0c-b18c8553b3b4/ |archive-date=24 July 2023 |access-date=24 July 2023 |website=Sportdata.org}} He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Achievements

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Year	Competition	Location	Rank	Event
2015 \|World Championships Junior{{cite web \|title=WKF Junior Cadet and U21 Championships\|url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/junior-resultados-wkf-junior-cadet-and-u21-championships-12-15-november-jakarta-indonesia-001.pdf}} \|Jakarta, Indonesia \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Junior kumite +76{{nbsp}}kg
2017 \|Asian Championships \|Astana, Kazakhstan \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg
rowspan=3 \| 2018 \|rowspan=2 \| Asian Championships \|rowspan=2 \| Amman, Jordan \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg
bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Team kumite
Asian Games \|Jakarta, Indonesia \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg
rowspan=2 \| 2019 \|rowspan=2 \| Asian Championships \|rowspan=2 \| Tashkent, Uzbekistan \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg
bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Team kumite
rowspan=3 \| 2021 \|Olympic Games \|Tokyo, Japan \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Kumite +75{{nbsp}}kg
rowspan=2 \| Asian Championships \|rowspan=2 \| Almaty, Kazakhstan \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg
bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Team kumite
2022 \|Islamic Solidarity Games \|Konya, Turkey \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg
rowspan=2 \| 2023 \|Asian Championships \|Malacca, Malaysia \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg
Asian Games \|Hangzhou, China \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg

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2015

|World Championships Junior{{cite web |title=WKF Junior Cadet and U21 Championships|url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/junior-resultados-wkf-junior-cadet-and-u21-championships-12-15-november-jakarta-indonesia-001.pdf}}

|Jakarta, Indonesia

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Junior kumite +76{{nbsp}}kg

2017

|Asian Championships

|Astana, Kazakhstan

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg

rowspan=3 | 2018

|rowspan=2 | Asian Championships

|rowspan=2 | Amman, Jordan

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd