Radik Isayev (born September 26, 1989, in Ukhul, Akhtynsky District, Dagestan) is a Russian-born naturalized Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner of Lezgin origin. He won the gold medal at the 2014 European Championships Men's 87 kg,[1] also he won bronze in 2013 World Championships.[2] Radik also won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio.

Radik Isayev

Medal record
Men's Taekwondo
Representing  Azerbaijan
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio De Janeiro +80 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Chelyabinsk +87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Puebla +87 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku +80 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Baku +87 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan +87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manchester +87 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku +87 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Baku Team
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei +87 kg

Olympic and World Champion Radik Isayev from Azerbaijan won a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Radik became World Champion in 2015 and won bronze at World Championships in 2016. Radik became champion of 1st European Games in 2015.[3] He is 2 times European Champion and 2 times World Cup Champion. He became champion of Islamic Games in 2017.

References

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  1. ^ Азербайджанский таэквондист Радик Исаев стал чемпионом Европы (in Russian). 1news.az. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Azerbaijani taekwondo fighter grabs bronze medal in Mexican World Champions". news.az. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2015 World Taekwondo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.