Mojtaba Abedini

Mojtaba Abedini Shourmasti (Persian: مجتبی عابدینی شورمستی; born 11 August 1984) is an Iranian 3-time Olympian sabre fencer.

[4] Abedini was defeated in the first round by Romania's Florin Zalomir, and came in 37th in individual sabre.

[5] He also competed in men's individual sabre event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, coming in fourth.

[5] He reached the semifinals by a series of fine performances against the likes of Andriy Yahodka, Gu Bon-gil, and Vincent Anstett but missed the chance to go on the podium when he was defeated by American Daryl Homer in the semifinals and Korean Kim Jung-hwan in the bronze medal match.

After the September 2022 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran under suspicious circumstances, following her arrest by the Guidance Patrol, the Islamic morality police of Iran's Law Enforcement Command, for not wearing a hijab in accordance with government standards, Abedini resigned fencing under the Iranian team, writing: "Every time I played for the national team, it was with all my heart, because it was and is the first and last reason for the victory of the people of the land.