Sabir Zeynalov

Sabir Zeynalov
Personal information
NationalityAzerbaijani
Born (2005-07-22) 22 July 2005[1]
Sport
SportPara taekwondo
Event
  –58 kg
Medal record
Men's para taekwondo
Representing  Azerbaijan
Summer Paralympics
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris58 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Istanbul58 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Munich58 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Manchester58 kg
European Para Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Rotterdam58 kg
European Para Youth Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Istanbul58 kg

Sabir Zeynalov (born 22 July 2005) is an Azerbaijani para taekwondo practitioner. He represented Azerbaijan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Zeynalov represented Azerbaijan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the 58 kg category.[2]

By the decree of President Ilham Aliyev on 10 September 2024, Sabir Zeynalov was awarded 50,000 manats for securing third place at the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, while his coach received 25,000 manats.[3] In another decree issued on the same day, Zeynalov was also honored with the 3rd-degree Order for Service to the Fatherland.[4]

In May 2026, he won a silver medal at the European Para Taekwondo Championship in Munich.[5]

In July 2026, Sabir Zeynalov became a silver medalist of the open Challenge tournament held in the South Korean city of Chuncheon.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sabir Zeynalov". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Paris Paralympics: Azerbaijani taekwondo fighter advances to semifinals". news.az. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "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). 10 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Azərbaycan Milli Paralimpiya komandası üzvlərinin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". president.az (in Azerbaijani). 10 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Гурбанов, Хидаят (11 May 2026). "Сабир Зейналов завоевал серебряную медаль чемпионата Европы". Report.az (in Russian). Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Гулиев, Тебриз (8 July 2026). "Азербайджанский паратхэквондист завоевал серебро на турнире в Южной Корее". Report.az (in Russian). Retrieved 8 July 2026.
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