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]

Rafig Huseynov

Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 77 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oslo 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Belgrade 82 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan 82 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Rome 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Dortmund 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kaspiysk 82 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 80 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 82 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tehran Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Clermont-Ferrand 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Saransk 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 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

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  1. ^ "Huseynov Rafig on Olympics.com". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Rafig Huseynov". The-Sports.org. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Рафик Гусейнов стал чемпионом мира". www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Azerbaijani Greco-Roman Wrestlers Make History in Europe". caspiannews.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  10. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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