Marjan Salahshouri Explained

Marjan Salahshouri (Persian: مرجان سلحشوری, born 12 October 1996) is an Iranian taekwondo practitioner.^{[1] [2]}

She represented Iran at the 2018 and 2022 Asian Games, claiming a silver medal and a bronze medal in the women's poomsae individual event.^{[3] [4]}

Salahshouri became vice-champion in the pairs' traditional Poomsae competition at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships. She also claimed a bronze medal in the women's individual competition as well as a second bronze medal in the women's team competition (three-person team) at the 2016 World Championships held in Lima.^[5]

At the Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, she beat American athlete Kaitlyn Reclusado in the semi-finale, lost to Denmark's Eva Sandersen in the finale and thus became vice-champion in the women's Recognized Poomsae senior competition (ages 18 to 30).^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: SALAHSHOURI Marjan Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. en-GB. 2018-08-19.
2. Web site: Ashgabat 2017 The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (Taekwondo) Athlete Profile : SALAHSHOURI Marjan. ashgabat2017.com. en-GB. 2018-08-19.
3. News: Asian Games: Poomsae practitioner Salahshouri snatches silver. 2018-08-19. Tehran Times. 2018-08-19. en-US.
4. News: Defia Rosmaniar of Indonesia wins Women Individual Poomsae Final at 18th Asian Games - Xinhua English.news.cn. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820005727/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/19/c_137402544.htm. dead. August 20, 2018. 2018-08-19.
5. Web site: Taekwondo Poomsae . 2024-06-06 . en-US.
6. Web site: [World Taekwondo] [Results] Day 4_Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Champi.. ]. 2024-06-06 . www.worldtaekwondo.org.
7. https://mastkd.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Medallist-day-4.pdf