Friba Razayee

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Full name Friba Razayee
nation Afghanistan
birthday 3rd September 1985
place of birth KabulAfghanistan
size 165 cm
Weight 70 kg
Career
status unknown

Friba Razayee (born September 3, 1985 ) is an Afghan judoka . Together with Robina Muqimyar , she was the first Afghan woman to ever take part in the Olympic Games in 2004 .

Razayee and her family fled to Pakistan during the Taliban rule . It was there that she first came into contact with martial arts and began to box . After returning to her homeland in 2002 , she switched to judo and from 2003 began to prepare for the Olympic Games.

At the Olympic Games in Athens , Razayee competed in the middleweight division . In the first round she met the Spanish Vice European Champion Cecilia Blanco on August 18, 2004 and lost to Ippon after 45 seconds .

Razayee's coach was the Norwegian Stig Traavik , who himself took part in the 1992 Olympic Games.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The White House: Afghan Judo Athlete Praised - Fact of the Day , August 26, 2004 , accessed February 20, 2018.