Hossein Saveh Shemshaki (Persian: حسین ساوه شمشكی, born August 5, 1985, in Tehran) is an alpine skier from Iran. He, along with his brother, Pouria Saveh-Shemshaki, competed for Iran at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1] His best result in the Winter Olympic Games is 41st place in the slalom.[2]
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| Native name | حسین ساوه شمشکی | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1985 Tehran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Industrial Management | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2002–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing slalom Giant slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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He was chosen as Iran's Flag Bearer for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics[3][4] and 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games.[5]
One of the best performances of Saveh Shemshaki in international competitions was winning a gold medal[6] in the slalom and a silver medal[7] in the giant slalom at the 2015 Asian Alpine Ski Championships.
In February 2022, Saveh Shemshaki became the first athlete to provide a positive test for doping at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[8] and subsequently suspended from competing, training, coaching or participating in any activity during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022[9] per the ITA.
Winter Olympics and Asian Cups results
edit| Competition | Host city | Year | Age | Slalom | Giant
Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| Asian Winter Games |  Changchun
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2007 | 21 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Winter Olympics |  Vancouver
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2010 | 24 | 41 | 70 | — | — | — |
| Asian Winter Games |  Astana & Almaty
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2011 | 25 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Winter Olympics |  Sochi
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2014 | 28 | 31 | 55 | — | — | — |
| Asian Alpine Championship |  Yongpyong
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2015 | 29 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Asian Winter Games |  Sapporo
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2017 | 31 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Asian Alpine Championship |  Darbandsar
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2018 | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
References
edit- ^ "Profile". Vancouver 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Men's Slalom results". Vancouver 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Iran names Saveh Shemshaki as flag bearer for Sochi Olympics". 25 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Yahoo Maktoob Sports". Yahoo Feb 2014. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "افتتاح رسمی هشتمین دوره بازیهای آسیایی زمستانی | www.SkiFed.ir". www.skifed.ir. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Iran's Saveh Shemshaki Claims Gold in Asian Alpine Ski Championship". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Iranian Skier Wins Silver at Asian Alpine Contest". Financial Tribune. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Winter Olympics: Iranian first to test positive for doping in Beijing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Iranian Alpine Skier Suspended After Positive Doping Test". NBC Los Angeles. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
External links
edit- Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki on Instagram
- Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki at Olympics.com
- Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki at Olympedia
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