Said Najafzade

Said Najafzade
Najafzade at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
NationalityAzerbaijani
Born (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999
Sumgait, Azerbaijan
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
T12
Event
long jump
Coached byVladimir Zayets
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Azerbaijan
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoLong jump T12
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisLong jump T12
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 KobeLong jump T12
Bronze medal – third place2023 ParisLong jump T12
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 BydgoszczLong jump T12

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]

Career

Najafzade 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

  1. ↑ "Said Najafzade". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Results Book" (PDF). 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Azerbaijan's Paralympic Hero: Said Najafzade Wins Gold at Paris 2024". sportxeber.az. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Azərbaycan Milli Paralimpiya komandası üzvlərinin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". president.az (in Azerbaijani). 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
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