Atefeh Ahmadi

Atefeh Ahmadi (Persian: عاطفه احمدی; born 23 December 2000) is an alpine skier from Iran.^[1] She is a silver medalist in the Super-G event of the 2018 Asian Alpine Ski Championships.^[2]

Atefeh Ahmadi

Personal information
Born	23 December 2000 (2000-12-23) (age 24) Tehran, Iran
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing  Iran Asian Championships 2018 Darbandsar Super-G 2022 Mzaar Slalom 2022 Mzaar Giant slalom

Her father was a member of the Iranian national cross-country skiing team. He also became the first coach for Atefa and her sister Hadis.^[3]

She has been performing at the adult level since 2017; the next season, she won her first gold in the National Championship, held in Darbandsar. In the giant slalom competition, Ahmadi defeated her more experienced rivals Forough Abbasi and Marjan Kalhor.^[4]

She qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[5] She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. She was the only woman from Iran to take part and was Iran's flag bearer. In January 2023, she applied for asylum in Germany. Officially, she had travelled to Europe to prepare for the World Championships in France in February.^[6]

In December 2023, Ahmadi became the first FIS Athlete to gain Refugee status.^[7]