Toghrul Asgarov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Shahriyar oghlu and the family name is Asgarov.

Toghrul Asgarov

File:Toghrul Asgarov at the 2016 Summer Olympics awarding ceremony (cropped).jpg Asgarov at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native name	Toğrul Əsgərov
Full name	Togrul Shahriyar oglu Asgarov
Nationality	Azerbaijan
Born	(1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 , Ganja, Azerbaijan
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	Azerbaijan
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	65 kg
Event	Freestyle
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	Gold (2012) Silver (2016)
World finals	Silver (2010) 5th (2015)
Regional finals	Gold (2012)
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing Azerbaijan Olympic Games File:Olympic rings.svg Gold medal – first place 2012 London 60 kg Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 65 kg World Championships Silver medal – second place 2010 Moscow 55 kg World Cup Bronze medal – third place 2015 Los Angeles 65 kg European Games Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 65 kg European Championships Gold medal – first place 2012 Belgrade 60 kg World Juniors Championships Gold medal – first place 2011 Bucharest 60 kg Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 55 kg European Juniors Championships Gold medal – first place 2010 Samokov 55 kg World Juniors Cup Gold medal – first place 2011 Plauen 60 kg European Cadets Championships Gold medal – first place 2009 Zrenjanin 54 kg Gold medal – first place 2008 Daugavpils 46 kg

Toghrul Shahriyar oghlu Asgarov (Azerbaijani: Toğrul Əsgərov; born on September 17, 1992, Ganja, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani wrestler. He is an Olympic and European champion in freestyle wrestling. In 2012 Summer Olympics Toghrul Asgarov won Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 60-kilogram freestyle, beating Besik Kudukhov of Russia by a score of (1-0, 5-0). In May 2017, he was disqualified for one year due to the doping rules violation (higenamine).

External links

• Bio on Fila-Wrestling.com
• Video about career of Toghrul Asgarov