Mojtaba Abedini

Mojtaba Abedini Shourmasti (; born 11 August 1984) is an Iranian 3-time Olympian sabre fencer. He won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Fencing Championships, becoming the first-ever Iranian fencer to win a medal at the World Fencing Championships.

Early life Abedini was born in Tehran, Iran. He has a master's degree in Sport Administration/Management from the University of Tehran ('14), and speaks English and Persian. Abedini was defeated in the first round by Romania's Florin Zalomir, and came in 37th in individual sabre.

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

Abedini competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, coming in 11th in individual sabre and 6th in team sabre. He was captain of the Iranian sabre team, which appeared in the Olympics for the first time ever.

Starting in 2021 he also served as a coach of the Iranian national youth fencing team.