Mohammad Rashnonezhad (Persian: محمد رشنونژاد; born 3 April 1996) is an Iranian judoka who competes in the IOC Refugee team.
He fled Iran to seek refuge in the Netherlands in 2017 after officials of the Iranian Judo Federation pressured him to avoid competing against Israelis.
[6] In 2019, finished in fifth place at the Hohhot Grand Prix and won bronze at the Belgian Open Visé.
[5] He won a bronze medal at the European Cup in Malaga in 2019 to become the first member of the IJF refugee team to win a podium spot at an international event.
[4] He competed as part of the refugee team at the Tel Aviv Grand Prix in January 2020, posting on social media that his attendance proved "sports and politics are separate".