Vali Israfilov (Azerbaijani: Vəli İsrafilov; born 18 October 2002) is an Azerbaijani paralympic-swimmer. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics he won a gold in the 100 metre breaststroke SB12 event.[2]

Vali Israfilov
Israfilov at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
CitizenshipAzerbaijan
Born (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 21)
Tyumen, Russia[1]
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Azerbaijan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke SB12
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madeira 100 m breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester 100 m breaststroke SB12
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 100 m breaststroke SB12

Personal life edit

He is studying at Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Vali Israfilov". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Vəli İsrafilov Paralimpiya rekordu qırıb qızıl medal qazandı - FOTO/VİDEO" (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ^ ADNSU-nun rektoru, professor Mustafa Babanlı universitetin tələbəsi, paralimpiyaçı çempionumuz Vəli İsrafilovu qəbul edib