Hadi Saei
Martial Artist
Iranian Taekwondo athlete who won two Olympic gold medals, one in 2004 in Athens and one in 2008 in Beijing.
He began practicing Taekwondo when he was 6 years old.
He won a total of 7 medals in international competition.
His father and two brothers all died from unrelated causes within a span of two years.
He took gold in the 2008 Olympics when swimmer Michael Phelps won an amazing 8 golds.