MEHRZADSELAKJANI Morteza

Islamic Republic of Iran
Sitting Volleyball
17 Sep 1987
33
Male
VS1
 
Islamic Republic of Iran
IRAN

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
VBS Sitting Volleyball Men
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Men's Preliminaries Pool B
#03
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
3
GER
Germany
0
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Men's Preliminaries Pool B
#08
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
3
BRA
Brazil
0
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Men's Preliminaries Pool B
#11
CHN
China
0
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
3
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Men's Semifinals
#16
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
3
BIH
Bosnia Herzegovina
0
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Men's Gold Medal Match
#18
RPC
RPC
1
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
3
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1Men2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
1Men2018Netherlands
Asian Para Games
1Men2018Jakarta, INA
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Rashti (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Reading, supporting Iranian football team Persepolis, studying, playing games. (irisfd.ir, 19 May 2019; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Athlete
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Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRI
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Persian
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Mazandaran Province [IRI] / Mes Shahr Babak [IRI]
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Hadi Rezaeigarkani [national], IRI
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Outside hitter (paralympic.org, 12 Sep 2016)
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2016 for Iran Against Egypt, in Anji, China (rio2016.com, 11 Sep 2016; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Iranian Super League [IRI] (tasnimnews.com, 16 Jan 2021)
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He began playing sitting volleyball at age 22 at a club in Chalos, Islamic Republic of Iran. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Iranian national coach Hadi Rezaeigarkani saw him on a television show that featured people with a physical impairment and unusual talents. Rezaeigarkani contacted the network to get in touch with Mehrzadselakjani, and persuaded him to take up the sport. "Due to my impairment I was very depressed. I felt like I was in prison and was afraid to go outside due to my appearance. Volleyball changed my life." (Esportistico Facebook page, 21 Feb 2020; nytimes.com, 11 Sep 2016)
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Winning gold at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (irisfd.ir, 19 May 2019; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Iranian sitting volleyball player Hossein Golestani. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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His mother. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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He was named the Best Spiker at the 2016 Intercontinental Cup in Anji, People's Republic of China. (worldparavolley.org, 2016)

General Interest

Classification
VS1 (WPV, 12 Dec 2020)

Type of Impairment
Leg length difference (nytimes.com, 11 Sep 2016; rio2016.com, 11 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
He was diagnosed with acromegaly at a young age. The condition causes abnormal bone development during growth. At age 16 he fell off his bicycle and fractured his pelvis, which caused his right leg to stop growing, and the limb is now 15 centimetres shorter than his left leg. (nytimes.com, 11 Sep 2016; rio2016.com, 11 Sep 2016)

General
TALLEST PARALYMPIAN
Standing at a height of 246cm, he became the tallest athlete to have competed at the Paralympic Games in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. He is also the tallest known living man from the Islamic Republic of Iran. (cnn.com, 15 Sep 2016; nytimes.com, 11 Sep 2016; rio2016.com, 11 Sep 2016; independent.co.uk, 15 Sep 2016)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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