Asiman Gurbanli

Asiman Gurbanli (born 10 August 1992) is an Azerbaijani karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84 kg 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 +84 kg 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 +84 kg 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 +84 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Gurbanli competed in the men's kumite +84 kg 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 +84 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.

In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in men's +84 kg event at the European Games held in Poland.

Achievements