Namig Abdullayev

Namig Abdullayev

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Personal information
Born	4 January 1971 (1971-01-04) (age 54) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Club	Neftçi, Baku
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing Azerbaijan Olympic Games File:Olympic rings.svg Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 55 kg Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 52 kg World Championships Silver medal – second place 1994 Istanbul 52 kg Silver medal – second place 1998 Tehran 54 kg Silver medal – second place 2002 Tehran 55 kg Bronze medal – third place 2006 Guangzhou 55 kg European Championships Gold medal – first place 1994 Rome 52 kg Gold medal – first place 1995 Fribourg 52kg Gold medal – first place 2003 Rijeka 54 kg Silver medal – second place 1997 Warsaw 52 kg Silver medal – second place 2006 Moscow 55 kg Bronze medal – third place 1996 Budapest 52 kg World Cup Gold medal – first place 2004 Baku 55 kg

Namig Yadulla Abdullayev (Azerbaijani: Namiq Abdullayev, 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. 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.

Personal life

He is originally from the village of Ağdərə in the Khizi district. Abdullayev is married and lives in Baku. He is the brother of world champion wrestler Arif Abdullayev.

External links

• Namig Abdullayev's profile