Zahra Kiani
Zahra Kiani (Persian: زهرا کیانی; born September 26, 1999, Esfahan) is an Iranian Wushu (Taolu) athlete. Kiani is the 6th world junior Wushu championships Changquan and Qiangshu gold medalist. She also won the silver medal for Jianshu with the score of 9.39 behind the Chinese athlete Mengxuan ZHENG who won the gold medal with the score of 9.40. Kiani was the most medal winning athlete of the 6th world junior Wushu championships and was called "The Phenomenal". She is the first Iranian female athlete who won a medal in a world Wushu championship when winning the silver medal with the score of 9.52 following the Russian athlete Sandra Konstentinova with the score of 9.53.[1]
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| Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1999 (age 21) Esfahan, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Taolu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wushu career
Her first international competition was when she was 10 years old at the 3rd world junior Wushu championships where she managed to win a silver medal. Kiani has won 17 medals in world and Asian championships since 2010 which makes her the most decorated Iranian taolu athlete.
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| 2010 | 3rd world junior wushu championships |  |
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| 2011 | Asian junior wushu championships |  |
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| 2013 | 7th Asian junior wushu championships |  |
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| 2014 | 5th world junior wushu championships | |
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| 2015 | Asian junior wushu championships | |
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| 2015 | 13th world wushu championships | |
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| 2016 | 6th world junior wushu championships | |
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| 2017 | 14th World Wushu Championships | |
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| 2018 | 2018 Asian Games | |
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References
- "profile". 2019-10-22."profile in WUSHU FEDERATION OF I.R.IRAN (in persian)". 2019-10-22.
- "Iranian wushu fighter bags bronze medal in World Wushu Champs". Islamic Republic News Agency. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- "Iranian woman athlete bags silver, making history". Islamic Republic News Agency. Retrieved August 21, 2018.