Tofig Mammadov
![]() Mammadov at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Native name | Məmmədov Tofiq Faiq oğlu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Tofiq Faiq oglu Mammadov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Azerbaijani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Citizenship | Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sumgayit | 10 March 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Blind | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | B1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ahmaddin Rajabli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 20 May 2020 |
Tofig Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Məmmədov Tofiq Faiq oğlu, born 10 March 1980, Sumgayit) is an Azerbaijani athlete who competes in the under 90 kg category; he was a silver medalist in the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics and was the World and European champion in 2011.[1]
Life
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Tofig Mammadov was born on 10 March 1980] in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan SSR. He began training at a local judo school in Sumgayit at an early age. He won the gold medal at World Championships held in Brommat, France in 2006.
Mammadov was a gold medalist at the European championship held in Baku in 2007. He came in third and won the bronze medal at the São Paulo World Championships held in Brazil in 2007.
He won a silver medal at the Summer Paralympics held in Beijing, China in 2008.
In 2009, he competed at the European championship held in Debrecen, Hungary and was a silver medalist. He won a gold medal at the World Championships held in Antalya, Turkey in 2011. He also participated in the Summer Paralympics held in London in 2012.
Mammadov was awarded the Taraggi (Progress) medal by the President of Azerbaijan in 2011 for his contribution to the Paralympic Movement in Azerbaijan.[2]
He was granted the Honorary diploma of the President award in 2016 for his service in developing the Paralympic Movement in Azerbaijan.[3] His personal trainer was Ibrahim Ibrahimov.
Awards
[edit]Row | Year | Competition | Place | Result |
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1 | 2008 | 2008 Summer Paralympics | China, Beijing | ![]() |
2 | 2011 | World Championships | Turkey, Antalya | ![]() |
3 | 2007 | European championship | Azerbaijan, Baku | ![]() |
4 | 2009 | European championship | Hungary, Debrecen | ![]() |
References
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Azerbaijani male judoka
- Judoka at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Judoka at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic judoka for Azerbaijan
- Sportspeople with visual impairment
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Azerbaijan
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Sumgait
- Paralympic medalists in judo
- 20th-century Azerbaijani sportspeople
- 21st-century Azerbaijani sportspeople