Amir Rezanejad

Amir Rezanejad Hassanjani (Persian: امیر رضانژاد حسنجانی; born 18 January 2000) is an Iranian slalom canoeist.

He fled the country in 2020 by walking for 16 days and nights through the mountains which border Iran and Turkey.

[2][3] He started his international career in 2015 and represented Iran at the 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.

[4] After a three years away from the sport he received clearance to compete as a refugee athlete in 2023.

He made his ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup debut in Augsburg in 2024.