Rafael Aghayev

Rafael Aghayev
Aghayev in 2018
Born (1985-03-04) 4 March 1985
Sumgait, Azerbaijan
Native nameRafael Ağayev
NicknamePanther of the East
Diamond of the Karate World
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Division-75 kg
StyleShotokan
Teacher(s)Rahman Hatamov
RankBlack Belt, 5th dan
Other information
Websiteaghayev-rafael.com
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Azerbaijan
Summer Olympics
2020 TokyoKumite −75 kg
World Championships
2006 TampereKumite −70 kg
2008 TokyoKumite −70 kg
2008 TokyoKumite open
2010 BelgradeKumite −75 kg
2016 LinzKumite −75 kg
2010 BelgradeTeam kumite
2012 ParisKumite −75 kg
2018 MadridKumite −75 kg
2021 DubaiTeam kumite
European Championships
2004 MoscowKumite −65 kg
2005 TenerifeKumite open
2007 BratislavaKumite −70 kg
2007 BratislavaKumite open
2008 TallinnKumite open
2009 ZagrebKumite −75 kg
2010 AthensKumite −75 kg
2013 BudapestKumite -75 kg
2015 IstanbulKumite -75 kg
2016 MontpellierKumite -75 kg
2018 Novi SadKumite -75 kg
2019 GuadalajaraKumite -75 kg
2008 TallinnKumite −70 kg
2021 PorečKumite -75 kg
2022 GaziantepTeam kumite
2008 TallinnTeam kumite
2009 ZagrebTeam kumite
2010 AthensTeam kumite
2011 ZürichKumite −75 kg
2012 TenerifeKumite −75 kg
2012 TenerifeTeam kumite
2015 IstanbulTeam kumite
2021 PorečTeam kumite
World Games
2013 CaliKumite −75 kg
World Combat Games
2013 Saint PetersburgKumite −75 kg
European Games
2015 BakuKumite −75 kg
2019 MinskKumite −75 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2013 PalembangKumite −75 kg
2017 BakuKumite −75 kg
2005 MeccaKumite −75 kg

Rafael Mahir Aghayev (Azerbaijani: Rafael Ağayev; born March 4, 1985) is an Azerbaijani karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kumite 75 kg division at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He is a five-time world champion, and eleven-time European champion in his discipline. Aghayev is currently signed by Karate Combat and is the reigning welterweight champion in the promotion with a record of 5-0.

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