Sam Rajabi
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| Born | 21 March 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +100 kg | ||||||||||||||
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| Asian Champ. | 
(2009) | ||||||||||||||
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| IJF | 2898 | ||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 42941 | ||||||||||||||
Sam Rajabi (born 21 March 1985) is an Iranian former judoka. He competed in 2007 World Judo Championships for Iran and also won the bronze medal in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division at the 2009 Asian Judo Championships.[1][2][3] Rajabi also has competed in jiu-jitsu world championships and won a gold medal in 2020.[4][5][6] He moved to the United States in 2011.[7]
Human right activities
[edit]On 28 December 2019, Ehsan Rajabi went on podium to receive his gold medal at the World Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Orlando, US, holding a shirt with Navid Afkari's picture on it.[8] He was a member of the "Unity for Navid" campaign and wrote on his Twitter page:[9][10]
"Today I fought for Navid as a member of the campaign #Unity_for_Navid and became the champion of the world. The path of Navid continues. Promises [Navids] sprout and grow until the day of freedom. We athletes will continue in his footsteps."
References
[edit]- ^ World Championships Rio de Janeiro 2007 – Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
- ^ "Results of Asian Championships 2009" (PDF). Judo Union of Asia. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ JudoInside – Ehsan Rajabi Judoka
- ^ Iranian Jiu-Jitsu Champion Rajabi Dedicates Win to Executed Wrestler Afkari
- ^ Sam-Rajabi, Iran’s World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, Dedicates Gold Medal To Navid Afkari
- ^ Result of World Master IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2020
- ^ Another Iranian Athlete Fails To Return From Foreign Competition
- ^ "سام رجبی با تصویر نوید افکاری روی سکوی قهرمانی جهان ایستاد – DW – ۱۳۹۹/۹/۲۹". dw.com (in Persian). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "جودوکار سابق تیم ملی ایران با تصویر نوید افکاری قهرمانی جدیدش را جشن گرفت". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Sam-Rajabi, Iran's World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, Dedicates Gold Medal To Navid Afkari". Iran International. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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