Seyfula Magomedov

Seyfula Seferovich Magomedov (Russian: Сейфула Сеферович Магомедов; born May 15, 1983 in Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR) is a Russian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's flyweight category.[1] Emerging as Russia's most decorated taekwondo player of all time, Magomedov accrued a set of twenty-one medals in his sporting career, including four European men's flyweight titles, three bronzes from the World Championships, and a single gold from the 2005 Summer Universiade in Izmir, Turkey.[2][3] Magomedov was also selected to compete for the Russian taekwondo team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished only in the opening round of the men's 58-kg division.

Seyfula Magomedov
Personal information
Full nameSeyfula Seferovich Magomedov
Nationality Russia
Born (1983-05-15) 15 May 1983
Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)58 kg
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Russia
Summer Universiade
2005 İzmir −58 kg
World Championships
2005 Madrid Finweight (−54 kg)
2011 Gyeongju Finweight (−54 kg)
European Championships
2006 Bonn −54 kg
2008 Rome −54 kg
2010 St. Petersburg −54 kg
2012 Manchester −54 kg
2004 Lillehammer −54 kg
2002 Samsun −54 kg
2005 Riga −54 kg

Magomedov qualified for the Russian squad in the men's flyweight class (58 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[4] Earlier in the process, he boosted a gold-medal victory over Great Britain's Paul Green to secure his place on the Russian team from the European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan, before his British rival sought revenge on him to a vicious defeat at the European Championships in Lillehammer, Norway a few months later.[5][6] Magomedov missed his chance to reinstate another glory over Green for the quarterfinal match, after crashing out in a disgraceful 10–12 defeat to Vietnam's Nguyễn Quốc Huân in the opening round. With his Vietnamese opponent losing the semifinals to Mexico's Óscar Salazar, Magomedov shortened his hopes to aim for Russia's first Olympic taekwondo medal in the repechage.[7][8][9]

In 2005, Magomedov improved from his ill-fated Olympic feat to strike Iran's Majid Sajjadi with a 5–1 record for his first ever career gold medal in the 54-kg division at the Summer Universiade in Izmir, Turkey, adding this accolade to two bronzes each from the World and European Championships.[3][2] The following year, he reached the summit of his sporting career by obtaining his first European men's flyweight title in Bonn, Germany, defeating his Azerbaijani opponent Zahid Mammadov.

Magomedov sought a bid on his second debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but he fell behind Portugal's Pedro Povoa in the quarterfinal match at the European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[10]

At the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, South Korea, Magomedov lost the semifinal match 5–7 to Thailand's Chutchawal Khawlaor in the men's finweight division, but had to settle only for the bronze medal on the Russian taekwondo team.[11] Despite missing out a bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics on his second attempt, Magomedov managed to defend his gold medal for the fourth straight time in the 54-kg division at the European Championships in Manchester, England.[12]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Seyfula Magomedov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. "Korea Adds 2 Gold Medals, Host Spain, U.S. Earn 1 Gold Medal". Sport Cal. 21 April 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. "Hu Becomes Fastest Man in 100m". Xinhua. China Internet Information Center. 17 August 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. "Победное возвращение Кати Арутюнян" [Triumphant return for Katya Harutyutyan] (in Russian). Kommuna.ru. 1 June 2004. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Men's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 2–4. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. "Green wins Euro gold". BBC Sport. 7 May 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  7. "Taekwondo – Men's Flyweight (58kg/128lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  8. "Vietnam misses first Athens medal". Talk Vietnam. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  9. "Тайваньский спортсмен Йен Му Чу завоевал золотую медаль олимпийского турнира по таэквондо" [Taiwanese athlete Chu Mu Yen wins gold in the taekwondo tournament] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  10. "Таэквондо: Соболева проиграла путевку в Пекин-2008" [Taekwondo: Soboleva lost ticket to the Beijing 2008] (in Russian). Sportbox.ru. 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  11. "Magomedov claims Russia's first bronze at World Cup taekwondo". RIA Novosti. Sputnik. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  12. "Сейфула Магомедов: "На Олимпиаду, судя по всему, не попадаю"" [Seyfula Magomedov: "At the Olympics, they do not get apparently"] (in Russian). Sports.ru. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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