Mohammad Al-Jafari
Jordanian karateka (born 2004)
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Mohammad Faiq Mohammad Al-Jafari (born 2 February 2004) is a Jordanian karateka. He competes in the kumite 84 kg event and has won gold at the World Games, Asian Championships and Islamic Solidarity Games.
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| Born | 2 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jordan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 84 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Kumite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Al-Jafari won the gold medal in the men's 84 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[1][2] He won the gold medal in this event at the 2022 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3]
In 2023, Al-Jafari won the gold medal in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.[4][5] He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event.[5] Later that year, Al-Jafari won a bronze medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. He concluded the season with a bronze medal at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, and a gold medal for the kumite team event for the first time in Jordanian karate history.[6][7]
Al-Masatfa won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China.[8][9] He defeated Ivan Kvesić of Croatia in the gold medal match.[9]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 1st | Kumite 84 kg |
| Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | Kumite 84 kg | |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Malacca, Malaysia | 1st | Kumite 84 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 3rd | Kumite 84 kg | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Kumite 84 kg | |
| 1st | Team kumite | |||
| 2024 | Asian Championships | Hangzhou, China | 3rd | Kumite 84 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2025 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | Kumite 84 kg |
| 1st | Team kumite | |||
| World Games | Chengdu, China | 1st | Kumite 84 kg |
