Milad Beigi Harchegani (Persian: میلاد بیگی هرچگانی, Azerbaijani: Milad Beygi Hərçigani; born 1 March 1991 in Booshehr) is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Harchegani is of Qashqai ancestry.
In February 2015, Beigi won the −80 kg gold medal in 26th Fajr Cup for Iran's B team. He was considered among Iran's prospects in 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, but it was declared that he had been replaced due to "injury" despite allegations that he has left threatening to acquire citizenship in another country. He was named the Male Most Valuable Player at the 2015 World Cup Team Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics after beating Piotr Pazinsky in the bronze medal match.
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External links
- Milad Beigi on Instagram
- Milad Beigi Harchegani at TaekwondoData.com
- Milad Beigi Harchegani at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)
- Milad Beigi Harchegani at Olympics.com
- Milad Beygi at Olympedia
