NAJAFZADE Said

Date of Birth: 14 Jan 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T12

Place of birth: SUMQAYIT

Birth Country:

Azerbaijan

Place of residence : SUMQAYIT

Residence Country:

Azerbaijan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Long Jump - T12	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump	Men's Long Jump - T12 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
European Championships
1	Long Jump - T12	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	6.97

Occupation:

Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sport, Baku, AZE

Languages spoken:

Azerbaijani, Russian, Turkish

Vladimir Zayets [personal], AZE

He began the sport at age 10 in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan. (Athlete, 17 Aug 2021)

"My mother was involved in athletics. The sport was popular in our area, everyone did it. And there were very good coaches in Sumqayit [Azerbaijan] who passed on their love for athletics." (Athlete, 17 Aug 2021)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 17 Aug 2021)

Winning gold in the T12 long jump at the 2021 European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. (Athlete, 17 Aug 2021; paralympic.org, 02 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"Don't stop when you need to continue." (Instagram profile, 23 Feb 2021)

General Interest

Classification
F12, T12 (IPC, 17 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (IPC, 17 Aug 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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