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| Born | (1985-03-21) 21 March 1985 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||
| 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]
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."
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Iranian refugee and immigrant athletes
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