Saeid Fazloula

Saeid Fazloula (; born 9 August 1992) is an Iranian retired canoeist who now lives in Germany after fleeing Iran in 2015. He competed in the men's K-1 1000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and as well as at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Both times, he represented the IOC Refugee Olympic Team (ROT), being the first canoeist on the ROT. Previously, while representing Iran, he was a silver medalist at the Asian Championships and the 2014 Asian Games.

Career Fazloula won several silver medals at the Asian Canoeing Championships while competing for Iran. In 2014, he won a silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games.

In 2015, he took a photo in front of Milan Cathedral. When he returned home, he was detained, accused of having converted to Christianity, and threatened with the death penalty. Fazloula chose to flee Iran and made his way through the Balkans to Germany.

In June 2021, he was named to the Refugee Olympic Team.

Speaking about his position on the Refugee Olympic Team, he said, "It's just sad that we are 120 million refugees around the world because of false polity, because of war, because of religions, skin color," but added that he was proud to represent refugees and show that "we are many athletes, we are many doctors, we are many architects".

Fazloula also competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics, again as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team. He finished fourth in his quarterfinal of the men's K-1 1000 meters event. He announced that it was his last race and he was retiring from competition.