Said Najafzade (born 14 January 1999) is an Azerbaijani Paralympic athlete specializing in long jump. He represented Azerbaijan at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Azerbaijani |
Born | Sumgait, Azerbaijan | 14 January 1999
Sport | |
Sport | Paralympic athletics |
Disability class | T12 |
Event | long jump |
Coached by | Vladimir Zayets |
Career
editNajafzade represented Azerbaijan in the long jump T12 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.[2]
He won the bronze medal in the long jump T12 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.[3]
He represented Azerbaijan in the long jump T12 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal.[4]
By the decree of President Ilham Aliyev dated September 10, 2024, Said Najafzade was awarded 200,000 manats for securing first place at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, while his coach received a monetary reward of 100,000 manats.[5] Additionally, by another decree of the President on the same date, he was awarded the 1st degree For Service to the Fatherland Order.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Said Najafzade". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Said Najafzade". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Azerbaijan's Paralympic Hero: Said Najafzade Wins Gold at Paris 2024". sportxeber.az. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Fransanın Paris şəhərində keçirilən XVII Yay Paralimpiya Oyunlarında Azərbaycan Respublikasının idmançıları və onların məşqçiləri üçün yüksək nəticələrə görə mükafatların müəyyən edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". president.az (in Azerbaijani). 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Milli Paralimpiya komandası üzvlərinin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". president.az (in Azerbaijani). 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-09-22.