Mohammad Al-Jafari

Mohammad Al-Jafari

Personal information
Born	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 21)
Sport
Country	Jordan
Sport	Karate
Weight class	84 kg
Event	Kumite
Medal record Men's karate Representing   Jordan World Games 2025 Chengdu Kumite 84 kg World Championships 2023 Budapest Team kumite 2023 Budapest –84 kg Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Kumite 84 kg Asian Championships 2025 Tashkent Kumite 84 kg 2025 Tashkent Team kumite 2023 Malacca Kumite 84 kg 2022 Tashkent Kumite 84 kg 2024 Hangzhou Kumite 84 kg 2024 Hangzhou Team kumite 2023 Malacca Team kumite 2022 Tashkent Team kumite Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya Kumite 84 kg

Mohammad Al-Jafari (born 2 February 2004) is a Jordanian karateka. He competes in the kumite 84 kg event and has won gold at the World Games, Asian Championships and Islamic Solidarity Games.

Career

Al-Jafari won the gold medal in the men's 84 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. ^{[1] [2]} He won the gold medal in this event at the 2022 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. ^[3]

In 2023, Al-Jafari won the gold medal in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia. ^{[4] [5]} He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event. ^[5] Later that year, Al-Jafari won a bronze medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. He concluded the season with a bronze medal at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, and a gold medal for the kumite team event for the first time in Jordanian karate history. ^{[6] [7]}

Al-Masatfa won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China. ^{[8] [9]} He defeated Ivan Kvesić of Croatia in the gold medal match. ^[9]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	1st	Kumite 84 kg
	Asian Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	1st	Kumite 84 kg
			3rd	Team kumite
2023	Asian Championships	Malacca, Malaysia	1st	Kumite 84 kg
			3rd	Team kumite
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	3rd	Kumite 84 kg
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	Kumite 84 kg
			1st	Team kumite
2024	Asian Championships	Hangzhou, China	3rd	Kumite 84 kg
			3rd	Team kumite
2025	Asian Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	1st	Kumite 84 kg
			1st	Team kumite
	World Games	Chengdu, China	1st	Kumite 84 kg

References

1. Berkeley, Geoff (18 August 2022). "Chusovitina, 47, rolls back years with vault gold on final day of Islamic Solidarity Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
2. "Karate Results Book". 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
3. Houston, Michael (20 December 2022). "Japan finish top of medal table at Asian Karate Championships in Tashkent". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
4. Burke, Patrick (22 July 2023). "Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Hamedi among winners on day two of AKF Senior Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
5. "2023 Asian Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
6. "Senior World Championships Results". WKF.net. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
7. "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
8. "Highlights of kumite finals at World Games 2025". Xinhua. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
9. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2025 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.