Masoud Haji Akhondzadeh

Masoud Haji Akhondzadeh
Personal information
Born (1978-04-29) 29 April 1978
Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryIran
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2004)
World Champ.7th (2003)
Asian Champ. (2001, 2002, 2007)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
2002 Busan ‍–‍60 kg
2006 Doha ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Championships
2001 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍60 kg
2007 Kuwait City ‍–‍60 kg
2008 Jeju ‍–‍60 kg
1999 Wenzhou ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF10650
JudoInside.com9968
Updated on 1 April 2024

Masoud Haji Akhondzade (Persian: مسعود حاجی آخوندزاده, born 29 April 1978, in Mashhad) is an Iranian judoka.

Haji Akhondzade finished in joint fifth place in the extra-lightweight (60 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Choi Min-Ho of South Korea. He won a gold medal in 2002 Busan Asian Games by defeating Bazarbek Donbay of Kazakhstan.