Farida Azizova (born 6 June 1995 in

Qusar Qusar District (; az, Qusar rayonu; lez, КцIар район, script=Latn) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-east of the country and belongs to the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. The district borders the dis ...

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) is an

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practitioner. She competed in the 67 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by

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in the preliminary round. She also competed in the 67 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics but lost the Bronze medal match. She has qualified to the

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through the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament.

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* 1995 births Living people People from Qusar Azerbaijani female taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Azerbaijan Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in taekwondo European Games silver medalists for Azerbaijan Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics European Taekwondo Championships medalists World Taekwondo Championships medalists Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2023 European Games 21st-century Azerbaijani women Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Azerbaijan Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-taekwondo-bio-stub