Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa
Personal information
Born (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 27)
Sport
CountryJordan
SportKarate
Weight class67 kg
Events
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Jordan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Kumite 67 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Kumite 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Kumite 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Kumite 67 kg
Asian Karate Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Amman Kumite 67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tashkent Kumite 67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Malacca Kumite 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tashkent Kumite 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Almaty Kumite 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Almaty Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Malacca Team kumite
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya Kumite 67 kg

Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa (Arabic: عبد الرحمن المصاطفة; born 26 May 1996)[1] is a Jordanian karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] He is also a three-time medalist at the Asian Games and an eight-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Asian Karate Championships.

Career

Al-Masatfa won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67 kg at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

Al-Masatfa won the gold medal in his event at the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan.[4] He defeated Fahad Al-Khathami of Saudi Arabia in his gold medal match. In 2019, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5][6]

He qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Jordan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7][8] At the Olympics, Al-Masatfa won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event. He was also the flag bearer for Jordan during the closing ceremony.[9]

In December 2021, Al-Masatfa won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[10][11] He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event.[11]

Al-Masatfa won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[12]

In 2023, Al-Masatfa won the gold medal in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.[13][14] He defeated Didar Amirali of Kazakhstan in his gold medal match.[13][14] He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event.[14] In the same year, Al-Masatfa won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 2nd Kumite 60 kg
2018 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 1st Kumite 67 kg
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Kumite 67 kg
2019 Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 3rd Kumite 67 kg
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 3rd Kumite 67 kg
Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan 3rd Kumite 67 kg
3rd Team kumite
2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 3rd Kumite 67 kg
Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1st Kumite 67 kg
3rd Team kumite
2023 Asian Championships Malacca, Malaysia 1st Kumite 67 kg
3rd Team kumite
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 2nd Kumite 67 kg

References

  1. ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2019). "Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (11 June 2021). "Emotions run high as first nine earn Tokyo 2020 debut places at WKF final qualifier in Paris". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. ^ "List of closing ceremony flag bearers" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. ^ Houston, Michael (21 December 2021). "Bronze medals won on penultimate day of Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  11. ^ a b "2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Karate Results Book". 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  13. ^ a b Burke, Patrick (21 July 2023). "Lau wins battle of Olympic medallists on first day of AKF Senior Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  14. ^ a b c "2023 Asian Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

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