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Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi

Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi
Personal information
Born (1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 (age 33)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2024)
World Champ.R64 (2023)
European Champ.R16 (2023)
Profile at external databases
IJF70761
JudoInside.com156529
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

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

  1. ^ "Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi Judoka". JudoInside. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mahboubeh BARBARI YHARFI". Olympics.
  3. ^ "Mahboubeh BARBARI ZHARFI". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.


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