Arash Miresmaeili

Quick Facts

Full Name	Arash Miresmaeili
Occupation	Judoka
Date Of Birth	Mar 3, 1981(1981-03-03)
Age	43
Birthplace	Khorramabad
Country	Iran
Birth City	Lorestan Province
Horoscope	Pisces

Arash Miresmaeili Biography

Arash Miresmaeili is one of the most popular and richest Judoka who was born on March 3, 1981 in Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, Iran. Arash Miresmaeili (Persian: arsh myrsm`yly , born on March 3rd 1981, in Khorramabad) is an Iranian judge. He currently serves as the president of the Iran Judo Federation.

On the 18th of August on the 18th of August, 2004 The International Judo Federation (IJF) was formed, and had established an inquiry commission to determine if Miresmaeili intentionally missed weight in order that it would not be forced to take on Vaks and concluded that he was not planning on the challenge of an Israeli. After hearings that included Iran’s president judo federation, the committee determined that Miresmaeili stated that he did not have planned plans for not participating as well as that “he made no statement of any sort to any press,” according to an IJF statement. The only thing that was left was that Miresmaeili was weighing in at a higher weight during the weigh-in day according to the IJF stated, and since it does not have a rule in place to penalize overweight athletes and therefore decided to not pursue any action against him.

Arash Miresmaili was the favourite for the gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he was the flag bearer for Iran at the opening ceremonies.

Since then, the effort to punish and sideline Miresmaeili went as far as denying him entry to an election event of Iran’s Judo Federation held on Jan 2, 2009. Miresmaeili tried very hard to gain entry into the event, and was denied entry by the security guards. This angered Miresmaeili to the point where he called a press conference that day, during which he stated that he was very sorry for sports in Iran and that he was officially done with the Iranian Judo, but that they could not kill his love for Judo.

On September 8, 2004 the Iranian official press agency reported that the government had granted Miresmaili $125,000, which is the same amount that Iran awarded its two Athens gold medalists.

Arash Miresmaeili Net Worth

Arash Miresmaeili is one of the richest Judoka from Iran. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Arash Miresmaeili 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

There is precedent for Miresmaeili’s actions in the judo sport. In 2001, at the World Judo Championships, Iranian Mahed Malekmohammdi was not allowed to take on Israeli Judoka Yoel Razvozov. Similar to that, Iranian judoka Masoud Haji Akhoundzade had to withdraw from the match with Israeli lightweight Zvi Shafran.

He took home the gold medal at the two World Judo Championships, the first that took place at Munich, Germany, and the second one in 2003 which was held in Osaka, Japan. He also received a bronze at the 2005 World Judo Championships in Cairo, Egypt and 2007 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

An Iran National Olympic Committee spokesman said it was Iran’s “general policy” to avoid competing against Israeli athletes, and that Miresmaeili had just followed Iran’s protocol. Comments from Iranian officials and politicians supported this understanding. The Iranian state news agency IRNA quoted then Iranian President Mohammad Khatami as saying that Miresmaeili’s actions would be “recorded in the history of Iranian glories,” and that the nation considered him to be “the champion of the 2004 Olympic Games.” Iranian Olympic team chairman Nassrollah Sajadi told the Shargh newspaper that the government should give the athlete $115,000 for his action, the amount the Iranian government awards gold medal winning athletes. Then-mayor of Tehran and former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that though Miresmaeili “did not get a gold medal, he earned eternal honor by his refusal”. Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, congratulated Miresmaeili, calling his refusal to compete a “brave decision,” and saying that “Your disqualification because of supporting Palestine would promote your position in the heart of Muslims.”

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Facts & Trivia

Arash Ranked on the list of most popular Judoka. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iran. Arash Miresmaeili celebrates birthday on March 3 of every year.