Rəfael Agayev

Rəfael Ağayev 2016 in Montpellier

Rəfael Ağayev (born March 4, 1985 in Sumqayit , Azerbaijan ) is a karateka . He has the 5th Dan . So far he has won five world and ten European titles in Kumite . In 2013 he became the World Games winner. His fighting style and speed have earned him the nicknames " Panther of the East " and " Diamond of the Karate World ".

Life

"The Panther of the East" in the jump against Logan Da Costa ( FR )

Rəfael Ağayev started karate training at the age of seven. His coaches include Rafael Mammadov, Elnur Ibrahim and Fuzuli Musayev. At the moment he is being trained by Rahman Hatamov. At the age of nine he entered a major tournament in Russia for the first time and won gold. At the age of twelve he was appointed to the national team of Azerbaijan. In 2007 he studied at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports, Martial Arts Department. In 2008 he completed his military service. Since 2009 he has been teaching and training in Baku , in the central sports club of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan. Ağayev won a medal at world or European championships every year from 2003 to 2013. According to Karate Records , this puts him in second place in the world rankings behind Luca Valdesi . Due to a serious injury at the Baku Open 2014, he was unable to compete in the 2014 Karate World Cup . At the first European Games in Baku in 2015 , he won the gold medal in the +75 kg weight category in front of a home crowd. At the 2016 World Championships in Linz, Austria, he became world champion for the fifth time.

successes

• EKF European Champion 2018 in Novi Sad, Serbia -75 kg
• WKF World Champion 2016 in Linz, Austria - 75 kg
• European Champion 2016 in Montpellier / France - 75 kg
• Gold medal at the European Games 2015 in Baku up to 75 kg
• Gold medal at the World Combat Games 2013 Sportaccord in St. Petersburg up to 75 kg.
• 1st World Games winner 2013 in Cali , Colombia up to 75 kg
• 1st European Championship 2013 in Budapest in the weight class up to 75 kg
• 2nd WKF World Championship 2012 in Paris in the weight class up to 75 kg
• 3rd EKF European Championship 2011 Zurich in the weight class up to 75 kg
• 1st WKF World Championship 2010 in Belgrade , Serbia up to 75 kg
• 1st EKF European Championship 2010 in Athens , Greece up to 75 kg
• 1st EKF European Championship 2009 in Zagreb , Croatia up to 75 kg
• 1st Madrid Open 2009
• 1st Banzai Cup 2008
• 1. WKF World Championships 2008 Tokyo , Japan in the open weight class
• 1st WKF World Championships 2008 in Tokyo, Japan in the weight class up to 70 kg
• 1st Paris Open 2008
• 1st Arlen Open 2008
• 2nd EKF European Championship 2008 in Tallinn , Estonia in the weight class up to 70 kg
• 1st EKF European Championship 2008 in Tallinn, Estonia in the open weight class
• 1st EKF European Championship 2007 in Bratislava , Slovakia in the open weight class
• 1st EKF European Championship 2007 in Bratislava, Slovakia in the weight class up to 70 kg
• 1st Banzai cup 2007
• 1st President cup 2007
• 1. WKF World Championship 2006 in Tampere , Finland in the weight class under 70 kg
• 1st EKF European Championship 2005 in Tenerife , Spain in the open weight class
• 1st European Junior Championship in Thessaloniki , Greece 2005 in the weight class under 70 kg
• 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games 2005
• 1st EKF European Championship 2004 in Moscow , Russia in the weight class under 65 kg
• 3rd WKF Junior World Championship in Marseille , France 2003 in the weight class under 65 kg for 18-20 year olds

Web links

• Statistics from Rəfael Ağayev at Karaterec.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rich and poor: In Linz, two karate worlds collide at nachrichten.at
2. ↑ Rafael Aghayev successfully defended his title and won his 10th European gold ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on karate-news.net, May 7, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016. 
3. ↑ Rəfael Ağayev's website ( Memento of the original dated December 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ http://en.karate.az/news/55
5. ↑ karaterec ranking accessed October 30, 2013
6. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 10, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ news at wkf.net
8. ↑ baku2015.com/karate ( Memento of the original from September 10, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ↑ worldcombatgames-gold ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 30, 2013. 
10. ↑ worldcombatgames-karate ( memento of the original from October 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 22, 2013. 
11. ↑ world-championship-2010 /
12. ↑ european-championship-2010 /
13. ↑ world-junior-and-cadet-championships-2003