Namig Abdullayev
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox sportsperson Namig Yadulla Abdullayev (Template:Langx, born 4 January 1971) is a retired Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler, who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as three gold medals at European championships and three silver medals at world championships.[1]
A three-time Olympian, Abdullayev won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 52 kg category and the gold in the 55 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated early.
Abdullayev retired in 2009.[2]
Personal life
He is originally from the village of Ağdərə in the Khizi district.[3]
Abdullayev is married and lives in Baku.[4] He is the brother of world champion wrestler Arif Abdullayev.[1]
References
External links
Template:S-sportsTemplate:S-endTemplate:Olympic medalists for AzerbaijanTemplate:Footer Olympic Champions freestyle wrestling flyweightTemplate:European Champions freestyle wrestling bantamweightTemplate:Authority controlTemplate:Azerbaijan-Olympic-medalist-stubTemplate:Azerbaijan-wrestling-bio-stub- ↑ a b Namiq Abdullayev. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Template:In lang Легендарный азербайджанский борец Намик Абдуллаев уходит из большого спорта (Legendary Azerbaijani Wrestler Namiq Abdullayev Retiring). Day.az. 18 July 2009.
- ↑ Sadıq Zeynaloğlu. "Tarixin qan yaddaşı" Azərbaycan Respublikası Xatirə Kitabı Nəşriyyatı, Bakı - 2001.
- ↑ Template:In lang Azerbaijani Женился азербайджанский борец Намик Абдуллаев (Wrestler Namig Abdullayev Getting Married). day.az. 28 October 2008
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- Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Azerbaijan
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- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- European Wrestling Champions
- 20th-century Azerbaijani sportsmen
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