Hamoon Derafshipour

Hamoon Derafshipour
Personal information
Born (1992-09-22) September 22, 1992
Kermanshah, Iran
Sport
CountryIran
SportKarate
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Iran
World Championships
2018 Madrid Kumite 67 kg

Hamoon Derafshipour (Persian: هامون درفشی‌پور, born September 22, 1992, in Kermanshah, Iran) is an Iranian karateka.[1][2] He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where karate was featured for the first time, as part of the Refugee Olympic Team.[3][4][5][6] Derafshipour started practicing karate when he was 7 years old.[7] He previously won a bronze medal in the Men's Individual -67 kg Kumite at the 2018 Senior World Karate Championships at Madrid, Spain and Two Asian Karate Championships titles, and several other medals, including three golds and three bronze in the World Karate Federation Karate1 Premier League Championship.[8][9][10][11]

Hamoon currently lives in Canada with his wife after having left Iran for personal and security reasons.

On 11 February 2026, Derafshipour signed a letter to the World Karate Federation with prominent Iranian karateka demanding the suspension of the Islamic Republic of Iran Karate Federation, and permitting Iranian karateka to compete independently in international competitions, in response to the government's crackdown of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests.[12]

References

  1. ^ "World Karate Profile and Rank". Sportdata.
  2. ^ "Sports Profile". The Sports Org.
  3. ^ "Karate athletes Wael Shueb and Hamoon Derafshipour included in IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation (WKF) News.
  4. ^ "HAMOON DERAFSHIPOUR TOKYO-BOUND AFTER LEAVING IRAN SO WIFE COULD TRAIN HIM". International Olympic Committee (IOC).
  5. ^ "Hamoon Derafshipour joins the IOC Refugee Olympic Team". International Olympic Committee (IOC).
  6. ^ "Canadian-based karate athlete Derafshipour named to Refugee Team for Tokyo Games". CBA News.
  7. ^ "BIOGRAPHY Hamoon Derafshipour". International Olympic Committee (IOC).
  8. ^ "Iran's Derafshipour Takes Bronze at Karate World Championships". Iran News.
  9. ^ "Iran win five medals at Karate World Championships". Tehran Times.
  10. ^ "Iranian team shines in 2018 Karate world championship, winning five medals". Iran Press.
  11. ^ "Iranian and Japanese karatekas dominate Karate 1-Series A in Istanbul". World Karate Federation (WKF) News.
  12. ^ https://www.iranintl.com/202602118966


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