Firdovsi Farzaliyev (born 10 July 1993) is an Azerbaijani

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

ka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the

2015 European Games The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic ...

held in Baku, Azerbaijan and at the

2017 World Games The 2017 World Games ( pl, Igrzyska Światowe 2017), commonly known as Wrocław 2017 (german: Breslau 2017; sli, Brassel 2017), was the tenth World Games, a major international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events withi ...

held in Wrocław, Poland. He also won one of the bronze medals in this event at the

2016 World Karate Championships The 2016 World Karate Championships were the 23rd edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Linz, Austria from October 25 to October 30, 2016. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations 1024 athletes from ...

held in Linz, Austria. He represented Azerbaijan at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 67 kg event where he did not advance to compete in the semifinals.

Career

He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the

held in Wrocław, Poland. In the final, he defeated Amir Mehdizadeh of Iran. In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. He qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Azerbaijan at the

in Tokyo, Japan.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Farzaliyev, Firdovsi Living people 1993 births Place of birth missing (living people) Azerbaijani male karateka European Games gold medalists for Azerbaijan European Games silver medalists for Azerbaijan Karateka at the 2015 European Games Karateka at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in karate Competitors at the 2017 World Games World Games medalists in karate World Games gold medalists Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic karateka for Azerbaijan Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Azerbaijan 21st-century Azerbaijani people