Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa
Jordanian karateka (born 1996)
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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 four-time medalist at the Asian Games and an eleven-time medalist, including five gold medals, at the Asian Karate Championships.
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| Born | 26 May 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jordan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 67 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.
Al-Masatfa won the bronze medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China.[15][16] He defeated Fahad Al-Khathami of Saudi Arabia in the bronze medal match.[16]
In the 2026, he won another bronze medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2026 Asian Games held in Aichi Prefecture in Japan, winning Jordan's first medal in the tournament. He defeated Mahmoud Deifallah of Palestine (4—0) in the third place match.[17]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 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 | |
| 2025 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | Team kumite |
| World Games | Chengdu, China | 3rd | Kumite 67 kg | |
| 2026 | Asian Games | Aichi and Nagoya, Japan | 3rd | Kumite 67 kg |
