Said Najafzade

Said Najafzade

Najafzade at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Born	(1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 25) Sumgait, Azerbaijan
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T12
Event	long jump
Coached by	Vladimir Zayets
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing  Azerbaijan Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Long jump T12 2024 Paris Long jump T12 World Championships 2024 Kobe Long jump T12 2023 Paris Long jump T12 European Championships 2021 Bydgoszcz Long jump T12

Said Najafzade (born 14 January 1999) is an Azerbaijani Paralympic athlete specializing in long jump. He represented Azerbaijan at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.^[1]

Career

Najafzade represented Azerbaijan in the long jump T12 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.^[2]

He won the bronze medal in the long jump T12 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.^[3]

He represented Azerbaijan in the long jump T12 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal.^[4]

By the decree of President Ilham Aliyev dated September 10, 2024, Said Najafzade was awarded 200,000 manats for securing first place at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, while his coach received a monetary reward of 100,000 manats.^[5] Additionally, by another decree of the President on the same date, he was awarded the 1st degree For Service to the Fatherland Order.^[6]

References

1. "Said Najafzade". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
2. "Said Najafzade". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
3. "Results Book" (PDF). 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
4. "Azerbaijan's Paralympic Hero: Said Najafzade Wins Gold at Paris 2024". sportxeber.az. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
5. "Fransanın Paris şəhərində keçirilən XVII Yay Paralimpiya Oyunlarında Azərbaycan Respublikasının idmançıları və onların məşqçiləri üçün yüksək nəticələrə görə mükafatların müəyyən edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". president.az (in Azerbaijani). 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
6. "Azərbaycan Milli Paralimpiya komandası üzvlərinin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". president.az (in Azerbaijani). 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-09-22.