Ilham Zakiyev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ilham Zakiyev

Paralympic Judoka

Date of Birth: 03-Mar-1980

Place of Birth: Sumqayit, Azerbaijan

Profession: judoka

Nationality: Azerbaijan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Ilham Zakiyev

  • Ilham Azizaga oglu Zakiyev (Azerbaijani: Ilham Z?kiyev, born 3 March 1980, Sumgayit) is an Azerbaijani blind judoka.
  • He began studying judo when he was 11 years of age.
  • In 1998, when he was 18, he went to serve in Azerbaijani army in the Asagi ?bdürr?hmanli village of Fizuli Rayon.
  • He served on the frontline of the conflict zone.
  • On 4 February 1999, he was wounded by a bullet to the head by an Armenian sniper, while on a combat mission.
  • The bullet passed through the entire head, entering from the left and exiting via the right temple.
  • As a result, Zakiyev has completely lost his eyesight.
  • After a long rehabilitation he returned to the sport but as a paralympian.
  • He is the holder of a 6-dan black belt.He won a gold medal in the 2004 Athens Paralympics and the 2008 Beijing Paralympics in the +100 kg division.
  • Zakiyev has been European champion seven times, and has twice been the World champion.

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