BIGDELI Sadegh

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
1	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
1	Men	2008	Beijing, CHN
2	Men	2012	London, GBR
2	Men	2004	Athens, GRE
World Championships
1	Men	2018	Netherlands
3	Men	2014	Elblag, POL
Asian Para Games
1	Men	2018	Jakarta, INA

Playing video games. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Clerk

Physical Education - Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRI

Partner Marzieh, sons Parham and Roham

English, Farsi

Tehran Province [IRI] / Shahrdari Varamin [IRI] / Batam [IRI]

Farid Saebi [Shahrdari Varamin]; Hadi Rezaeigarkani [national], IRI

Middle blocker (paralympic.org, 12 Sep 2016)

2004 for Iran Against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Paralympic Games in Greece (Athlete, 22 Apr 2012)

Iranian Super League [IRI] (tasnimnews.com, 16 Jan 2021)

He began playing sitting volleyball in 2001 at age 17 while at school in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

His parents and one of his teachers encouraged him to try the sport. "My high school physical education teacher really wanted me to become a professional athlete. He was the reason I entered sitting volleyball." (Good Morning Iran, 07 Jul 2020; Athlete, 22 Apr 2012)

Winning a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Iranian wrestler Gholamreza Takhti, his father. (Athlete, 22 Apr 2012, 22 Aug 2021)

His parents. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

"I have always set goals for myself that were one step higher. For example, if I wanted to become the best player in Iran, my goal would be to be the best player in the world. Even if that turned out to be a difficult objective, I would still become the best in Iran while trying to achieve it." (Good Morning Iran, 07 Jul 2020)

"Where there is a wish, there is a way." (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

In 2020 he was recognised by World ParaVolley for his contribution to sitting volleyball. (worldparavolley.org, 24 Apr 2020)