Kaveh Mehrabi

Kaveh Mehrabi
Personal information
CountryIran
Born (1982-05-05) 5 May 1982 (age 42)
Tehran, Iran
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
CoachMichael Kjeldsen
Highest ranking79[1]
BWF profile

Kaveh Mehrabi (Persian: کاوه مهرابی; 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.[2]

Mehrabi participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was defeated 2-0 in the first round.[3] Mehrabi participated at six BWF World Championships.[4]

In November 2011 Mehrabi refused to play against Israeli Maccabiah Games champion Misha Zilberman.[5][6] 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.[5][6][7]

Mehrabi was the Athletes' Commission Chairman (2008-2013) and a Council member of the Badminton World Federation (2010-2013).[4][8] He graduated with physical education degree from the Azad University.[4]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Syria International Portugal Pedro Martins 15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Zimbabwe International Iran Ali Shahhosseini 21–13, 11–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Namibia International Iran Ali Shahhosseini 11–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Fiji International Australia Wesley Caulkett 21–13, 14–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Uganda International Czech Republic Jan Fröhlich 15–21, 1–12 Retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 South Africa International Turkey Murat Sen 21–9, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Puerto Rico International Guatemala Kevin Cordón 13–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Algeria International Algeria Nabil Lasmari 6–21, 4–10 Retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 South Africa International Spain Carlos Longo 19–21, 21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 South Africa International India Nikhil Kanetkar 8–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

See also

References

  1. ^ Kaveh MEHRABI | RANKING HISTORY | Profile
  2. ^ "Kaveh Mehrabi". kavehmehrabi.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-26. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  3. ^ Kaveh Mehrabi Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
  4. ^ a b c "Kaveh Mehrabi". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "They’ve got spirit? No they don’t! When countries refuse to compete against Israel in the Olympics", Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  6. ^ a b "פרק נוסף בחרם האיראני: הפעם - בדמינטון", ynet, in Hebrew.
  7. ^ Peace and Sport
  8. ^ "Badminton Group Kills Controversial Dress Code Rule". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 March 2018.