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Sanan Suleymanov

Sanan Suleymanov (Azerbaijani: Sənan Süleymanov; born 15 December 1996)[1] is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 77 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[2][3] In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[4][5][6]

Sanan Suleymanov
Suleymanov at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships
Personal information
Native nameSənan Əmrah oğlu Süleymanov
Born (1996-12-15) December 15, 1996 (age 28)
Dmanisi, Georgia
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class77 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oslo 77 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade 77 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Rome 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 77 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 77 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 77 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest 72 kg

Career

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Suleymanov competed in the 66 kg event at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia without winning a medal.[7] He won his first match against Parviz Nasibov of Ukraine but he was eliminated from the competition by Atakan Yüksel of Turkey.[7]

In 2019, Suleymanov competed in the 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal. At the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, Hungary, he won the silver medal in the 72 kg event.[8][9] In the final, he lost against Mohammad Reza Geraei of Iran. In 2020, Suleymanov competed in the men's 77 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]

In March 2021, Suleymanov competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[11] In April 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[12][13]

In 2022, Suleymanov won the silver medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[14] He won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[15][16] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[17]

Suleymanov competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia where he was eliminated in his first match.[18]

He represented Azerbaijan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[19] He lost his bronze medal match in the 77 kg event at the Olympics.[1]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 1st Greco-Roman 77 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 3rd Greco-Roman 77 kg
World Championships Oslo, Norway 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Greco-Roman 77 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2023 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ Burke, Patrick (8 October 2021). "Rafig Huseynov among winners of first Greco-Roman finals at UWW World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ Houston, Michael (11 February 2020). "Teenager Nazaryan wins Greco-Roman gold on day two of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ Kerimkhanov, Abdul (12 February 2020). "Azerbaijan wins 2020 European Wrestling Championship's gold". Azernews. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. ^ Etchells, Daniel (3 November 2019). "Iran add third Greco-Roman gold medal to tally on last day of UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  9. ^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  11. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  12. ^ Shefferd, Neil (24 April 2021). "Russia claim two golds in men's Greco-Roman finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  13. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  14. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  15. ^ Pavitt, Michael (2 April 2022). "Kayaalp continues Greco-Roman domination at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  17. ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  18. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  19. ^ "SULEYMANOV Sanan". Olympics.com.
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