Saeid Mollaei information

Saeid Mollaei
	Mollaei at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Born	5 January 1992 (age 32); Tehran, Iran
Occupation	Judoka
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country	Azerbaijan (Since 2022); Mongolia (2019–2022); Iran (2011–2019);
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–81 kg
Rank	5th dan black belt
Coached by	Dr. Mehrdad Hasanzadeh; Mohammad Mansouri
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2020)
World Champ.	(2018)
Asian Champ.	(2017, 2018)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Azerbaijan
World Masters
IJF Grand Slam
IJF Grand Prix
Representing Mongolia
Olympic Games
Asian Championships
IJF Grand Slam
Representing Iran
World Championships
Asian Games
Asian Championships
IJF Grand Slam
IJF Grand Prix
Asian Junior Championships
Islamic Solidarity Games
Profile at external databases
IJF	3345, 68901
JudoInside.com	81144
	Updated on 27 January 2024

Saeid Mollaei (Persian: سعید ملایی; Mongolian: Саид Моллай; Azerbaijani: Səid Mollayi; born January 5, 1992) is an Iranian half-middleweight judoka. He was born in Tehran to ethnic Azerbaijani parents originally from Khoy.^[6] In 2001, at the age of 10, he entered the Persian Gulf Judo School by Dr. Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, a judo instructor. Iranian authorities ordered Mollaei to intentionally lose in the semi-final at the Tokyo 2019 World Championships, so as to avoid a potential match in the finals against Israeli 2019 world champion Sagi Muki. In August 2019, he moved to Europe with a two-year visa from Germany, saying he was afraid to return to Iran after exposing and criticizing its pressure on him to deliberately lose in the World Championships. In December 2019, he became a citizen of Mongolia. He dedicated his 2020 Olympic medal to Mongolia and Mongol People ^[7] and to Israel.^[8] From May 2022 on, Mollaei represents Azerbaijan.^[9]^[10]

^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Saeid Mollaei. asiangames2018.id
^ "Saeid Mollaei". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cowen, Thea (14 May 2022). "Azerbaijan welcome 2018 Baku World Champion to the team". European Judo Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ Saeid Mollaei. london2012.com
^ AZE (1 October 2018). "Чемпион мира по дзюдо: я – азербайджанец из Ирана. ВИДЕО". AZE.az. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ "Freedom-flavoured silver medal for Iranian-born judoka competing for Mongolia". 28 July 2021.
^ Justin Vallejo (30 July 2021). "Iranian defector wins judo silver for Mongolia and dedicates Olympic medal to Israel". The Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "JudoInside - Saeid Mollaei Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ "Saeid Mollaei will fight for Azerbaijan". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[1] "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[r1-2] Saeid Mollaei. asiangames2018.id

[rio-3] "Saeid Mollaei". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

[aze-4] Cowen, Thea (14 May 2022). "Azerbaijan welcome 2018 Baku World Champion to the team". European Judo Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[nbc-5] Saeid Mollaei. london2012.com

[6] AZE (1 October 2018). "Чемпион мира по дзюдо: я – азербайджанец из Ирана. ВИДЕО". AZE.az. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[7] "Freedom-flavoured silver medal for Iranian-born judoka competing for Mongolia". 28 July 2021.

[8] Justin Vallejo (30 July 2021). "Iranian defector wins judo silver for Mongolia and dedicates Olympic medal to Israel". The Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[9] "JudoInside - Saeid Mollaei Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[10] "Saeid Mollaei will fight for Azerbaijan". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

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