Yousef Karami
Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born (1983-03-22) March 22, 1983
Meyaneh, Iran
Sport
CountryIran
SportTaekwondo
Yousef Karami
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens80 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Garmisch-Partenkirchen84 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Gyeongju87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2005 Madrid84 kg
Bronze medal – third place2009 Copenhagen87 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 87 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Amman 72 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Astana 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tashkent 87 kg
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok 84 kg

Yousef Karami (Persian: یوسف کرمی; born March 22, 1983, in Meyaneh, Iran) is an Iranian taekwondo athlete who competed in the Men's 80 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He is also the 2003 world champion (in 78–84 kg). Karami also won gold in the 2006 Asian Games in 84 kg and in the 2010 Asian Games in 87 kg.

Yousef Karami was titled as the most talented sportsman in Taekwondo by the Korea head coach due to his brilliant performance in the 2003 world championship, where he astonished everyone. Karami won the title while he was only 20.

He was appointed as the Taekwondo head coach of Pakistan in the summer of 2022.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Yousef Karami Named Pakistan Taekwondo Coach - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2023-06-16.


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