Rafig Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Rafiq Hüseynov; born 16 May 1988)[1] is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler.[2] He defeated Hungarian Péter Bácsi for the gold medal in his respective division at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund, Germany.[3]
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
Representing  Azerbaijan
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Olympic Games
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2020 Tokyo | 77 kg |
| World Championships | ||
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2021 Oslo | 82 kg |
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2023 Belgrade | 82 kg |
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2019 Nur-Sultan | 82 kg |
| European Championships | ||
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2022 Budapest | 82 kg |
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2020 Rome | 82 kg |
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2011 Dortmund | 74 kg |
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2018 Kaspiysk | 82 kg |
| European Games | ||
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2015 Baku | 80 kg |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | ||
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2017 Baku | 80 kg |
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2021 Konya | 82 kg |
| World Cup | ||
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2015 Tehran | Team |
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2009 Clermont-Ferrand | 74 kg |
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2012 Saransk | 74 kg |
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2013 Tehran | 84 kg |
He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]
In 2021, Rafig became the world champion;[6][7] and in 2022 he was a three-time European champion.[8][9] He competed in the 82 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Huseynov Rafig on Olympics.com". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Rafig Huseynov". The-Sports.org. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "European Championship 2011-04-02 Dortmund (GER) 74.0 kg". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (8 May 2021). "Armenia and Romania book multiple Tokyo 2020 places at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Huseynov among Greco-Roman finals winners at UWW World Championships in Oslo". www.insidethegames.biz. October 8, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "Рафик Гусейнов стал чемпионом мира". www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "Рафик Гусейнов стал трехкратным чемпионом Европы". Информационное Агентство Репорт (in Russian). 3 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "Azerbaijani Greco-Roman Wrestlers Make History in Europe". caspiannews.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
External links
edit- Rafig Huseynov at United World Wrestling
- Rafik Huseynov at the International Wrestling Database
- Rafig Huseynov at Olympics.com
- Rafig Huseynov at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Rafiq Hüseynov at Olympedia
- Rafiq Hüseynov at Olympic.az (in Azerbaijani)
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