Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi
Personal information | |
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Born | 28 December 1991 |
Occupation | Judoka |
Sport | |
Sport | Judo |
Weight class | +78 kg |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic Games | R32 (2024) |
World Champ. | R64 (2023) |
European Champ. | R16 (2023) |
Profile at external databases | |
IJF | 70761 |
JudoInside.com | 156529 |
Updated on 3 August 2024 |
Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi (born 28 December 1991) is an Iranian judoka.[1] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team in the mixed teams event and at the +78 kg category.[2][3][4]
Life
[edit]Barbari Zharfi was raised in Bandar Anzali in Iran's Gilan province.[5] She began practicing judo at age 15, with her mother's encouragement.[2][5] She later became a member of Iran's national judo team.[2][5]
Barbari Zharfi sought asylum in Germany in 2018 with her daughter.[2][5]
In 2023, she became the first Iranian woman to compete at the World Judo Championships without a hijab.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi Judoka". JudoInside. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Mahboubeh BARBARI YHARFI". Olympics.
- ^ "Mahboubeh BARBARI ZHARFI". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Hincks, Michael (5 July 2024). "MAHBOUBEH BARBARI ZHARFI'S PARIS 2024 JOURNEY: 'EVEN IF YOU ARE A SINGLE MOTHER AND A REFUGEE, YOU CAN ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL'". Olympics.
- ^ a b c d e "Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi: Mother, refugee, judoka and soon-to-be Olympian". The National. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi at the International Judo Federation
- Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi at JudoInside.com
- Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi on Instagram