Kaveh Mehrabi
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Kaveh Mehrabi (Template:Langx; born 5 May 1982) is a former professional Iranian badminton player.
Career
Mehrabi was born in Tehran, Iran, and on April 10, 2003 he moved to Copenhagen, Denmark to become the first Iranian professional badminton player and practice at the International Badminton Academy.[1]
Mehrabi participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was defeated 2-0 in the first round.[2] Mehrabi participated at six BWF World Championships.[3]
In November 2011 Mehrabi refused to play against Israeli Maccabiah Games champion Misha Zilberman.[4][5] Ironically, Mehrabi was a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 70 athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.[4][5][6]
Mehrabi was the Athletes' Commission Chairman (2008-2013) and a Council member of the Badminton World Federation (2010-2013).[3][7] He graduated with physical education degree from the Azad University.[3]
Mehrabi retired from his active sports career in 2012. Following his retirement, he worked with the Organising Committee for the inaugural European Games in Baku (2015), as well as with Peace and Sport and Special Olympics.[8]
In December 2014, he joined the Sports Department of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), leading the unit responsible for athlete relations and engagement programmes.[8]
With the establishment of the IOC Athletes’ Department in 2021, as part of the Olympic Agenda 2020+5 implementation, he was appointed its Director.[8]
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Syria International | Template:Flagicon Pedro Martins | 15–21, 19–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2011 | Zimbabwe International | Template:Flagicon Ali Shahhosseini | 21–13, 11–21, 13–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2011 | Namibia International | Template:Flagicon Ali Shahhosseini | 11–21, 17–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2011 | Fiji International | Template:Flagicon Wesley Caulkett | 21–13, 14–21, 16–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2011 | Uganda International | Template:Flagicon Jan Fröhlich | 15–21, 1–12 Retired | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2010 | South Africa International | Template:Flagicon Murat Sen | 21–9, 21–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2008 | Puerto Rico International | Template:Flagicon Kevin Cordón | 13–21, 9–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2007 | Algeria International | Template:Flagicon Nabil Lasmari | 6–21, 4–10 Retired | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2007 | South Africa International | Template:Flagicon Carlos Longo | 19–21, 21–17, 21–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2005 | South Africa International | Template:Flagicon Nikhil Kanetkar | 8–15, 7–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
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See also
References
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- ↑ Kaveh Mehrabi Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b "They’ve got spirit? No they don’t! When countries refuse to compete against Israel in the Olympics", Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- ↑ a b "פרק נוסף בחרם האיראני: הפעם - בדמינטון", ynet, in Hebrew.
- ↑ Peace and Sport
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External links
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