GM Ata Alavi

ABOUT GRAND MASTER ATA ALAVI

Grand Master Ata Alavi originally from Iran and now residing in the Netherlands started training Taekwondo in Grand Master Mansoor Fakoury’s classes in 1975. He (Master Fakoury) was one of the very first promoters of Taekwondo in Iran. Grand Master Ata Alavi taught Taekwondo in Iran for over thirteen (13) years. One of his students during that time, Mr. Davoud Etminani become coach of the National teams of England and Belgium. Grand Master Ata Alavi emigrated to the Netherlands in 1993 and in 1997 started his own Taekwondo club in Rotterdam called ATA OLYMPIC.

COMPETITIVE RECORD

Four (4) time National Gold Medalist , Tehran, Iran (1980, 1983, 1988, 1990)
Two (2) time gold medals in the regular sparring Champs in Iran (1980, 1990)
Twenty Six (26) time gold medalist in Dutch National Poomsae Competition
Won 150 medals of International Poomsae Championships bronze, silver and gold
1985 – Became member of the national demonstration team

EUROPEAN POOMSAE CHAMPIONSHIPS

2003 – Gold
2009 – Bronze
2011 – Bronze
2013 – Bronze
2015 – Bronze

WORLD POOMSAE CHAMPIONSHIPS

2010: – Uzbekistan, Bronze
2012 – Columbia, Silver
2013 – Bali. Bronze
2014 – Mexico, Bronze Medal
2017 – World Hanmandang Championships, Korea, Bronze

COACH, JUDGE & TRAINER HISTORY

1989 to present national judge license
1980 – Received National Trainers license in 1980
2006 to present – WTF international Poomsae judge since 2006
Three (3) times Head Coach of Netherlands National Team 1999, 2005, 2007,
2009 Head Coach of the Netherlands Universiade competing in Serbia

SPECIAL HONORS

Ten (10) years Netherlands Technical Sportsman Award
Five (5) years voted “Best Taekwondo Poomsae Player of the Netherlands