# Tareg Hamedi

Tareg Ali Hamedi (Arabic: طارق حامدي; born 26 July 1998) is a Saudi Arabian karateka. He represented Saudi Arabia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in the men's +75 kg event after being disqualified for knocking out his opponent with an illegal kick. He is an eight-time medalist, including four gold medals, at the Asian Karate Championships. He is also a gold medalist at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games and a two-time bronze medalist at the Asian Games.

## Career

Hamedi became world champion in the junior kumite 76+ kg event at the 2015 World Junior, Cadet and U21 Championships held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2016, he won his first gold medal in the Karate1 Premier League. He secured the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the Karate1 Premier League event held in Okinawa, Japan.
At the 2017 Asian Karate Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan, Hamedi defeated Sajjad Ganjzadeh of Iran (world champion in this event at the time) to win the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan. He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event. A few days later, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event at the World University Karate Championships held in Kobe, Japan. A month later, he won one of the bronze medals in men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Hamedi won two medals: the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event and the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.
In 2021, Hamedi qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in the men's +75 kg event. This was Saudi Arabia's second silver medal and fourth medal overall across all Olympic games. A few months after the Olympics, he competed in the men's +84 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At the 2021 Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, he won two medals: the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event and one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event.
Hamedi won the gold medal in the men's +84 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. He defeated Asiman Gurbanli of Azerbaijan in his gold medal match.
In 2023, Hamedi won the gold medal in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Location | Rank | Event |
| 2015 | World Championships Junior | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | Junior kumite +76 kg |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 2nd | Team kumite |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 2nd | Team kumite |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Kumite +75 kg |
| 2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Malacca, Malaysia | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |