The Most Famous
FENCERS from Iran
This page contains a list of the greatest Iranian Fencers. The pantheon dataset contains 349 Fencers, 2 of which were born in Iran. This makes Iran the birth place of the 34th most number of Fencers behind Switzerland, and Uzbekistan.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Iranian Fencers of all time. This list of famous Iranian Fencers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Mojtaba Abedini (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 34.65, Mojtaba Abedini is the most famous Iranian Fencer. His biography has been translated into 13 different languages on wikipedia.
Mojtaba Abedini Shourmasti (Persian: مجتبی عابدینی شورمستی; born 11 August 1984) is an Iranian 3-time Olympian sabre fencer. In 2012, he became the first Iranian fencer to compete in the Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Fencing Championships, becoming the first-ever Iranian fencer to win a medal at the World Fencing Championships.
2. Mohammad Rahbari (b. 1991)
With an HPI of 29.09, Mohammad Rahbari is the 2nd most famous Iranian Fencer. His biography has been translated into 5 different languages.
Mohammad Rahbari (Persian: محمد رهبری; born 13 December 1991) is an Iranian fencer. He competed in the men's sabre and Men's team sabre events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Iranian fencers born between 1984 and 1991. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Iranian fencers include Mojtaba Abedini, and Mohammad Rahbari. As of April 2024, 2 new Iranian fencers have been added to Pantheon including Mojtaba Abedini, and Mohammad Rahbari.
