Azerbaijani judoka (1997)
Leyla Aliyeva (Azerbaijani: Leyla Əliyeva; born 1 September 1997) is an Azerbaijani judoka and a member of the national judo team of Azerbaijan. She is a silver medalist from the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and a bronze medalist from the 2021 Summer Universiade. Aliyeva is a two-time champion of Azerbaijan (2017, 2024). She participated in the 2015 European Games and the 2017 World Judo Championships.
Biography
Leyla Aliyeva was born on 1 September 1997. In 2012, she won the Azerbaijani U17 Judo Championship.[1]
Aliyeva won gold at the 2013 European Cadet Championships in Tallinn, competing in the 40 kg weight category.[2] That same year, she secured a silver medal at the World Cadets Championships in Miami.[3]
Aliyeva won a silver medal at the 2014 European Junior Championships in Athens in the 44 kg weight category.[4] Later that year, she competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing. In the 44 kg weight category, she reached the final but lost to Melisa Çakmaklı, winning a silver medal.[5]
Aliyeva joined the Azerbaijani national team in 2015 and represented Azerbaijan at the 2015 European Games in Baku. Competing in the 48 kg category, she defeated Kristina Vrsić of Slovenia in the round of 32,[6] but was eliminated in the round of 16 by Charline Van Snick of Belgium.[7]
In June 2017, Aliyeva became the Azerbaijani U23 Champion.[8] She also competed at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest in the 48 kg category but was eliminated in her opening match by eventual world champion Funa Tonaki of Japan.[9]
In December 2017, Aliyeva claimed the Azerbaijani senior judo title in the 48 kg category.[10] Seven years later, in December 2024, she won another gold medal at the 2024 Azerbaijani Judo Championship.[11]
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