Asiman Gurbanli


Asiman Gurbanli is an Azerbaijani karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Career

In 2017, Gurbanli won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84kg event at the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. At the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84kg event.
In June 2021, Gurbanli competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In November 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Gurbanli competed in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. He finished in third place in his pool during the elimination round and he did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. Gurbanli won the silver medal in the men's +84kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.
In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in men's +84kg event at the European Games held in Poland.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2014European ChampionshipsTampere, Finland1stTeam kumite
2015European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey3rdTeam kumite
2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan3rdKumite +84 kg
2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain3rdKumite +84 kg
2019European GamesMinsk, Belarus1stKumite +84 kg
2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia3rdTeam kumite
2021World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates3rdKumite +84 kg
2021World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates3rdTeam kumite
2022European ChampionshipsGaziantep, Turkey2ndTeam kumite
2022Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey2ndKumite +84 kg
2023European GamesKraków and Małopolska, Poland3rdKumite +84kg