Tofig Mammadov (, born 10 March 1980,

Sumgayit Sumqayit (or Sumgait; ; , ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 427,000 at the beginning of 2024, making it the second largest city in ...

) is an Azerbaijani athlete who competes in the ''under 90 kg'' category; he was a silver medalist in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

. He competed in the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Sum ...

and was the World and European champion in 2011.

Life

Tofig Mammadov was born on 10 March 1980] in

Azerbaijan SSR The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, also referred to as the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, Azerbaijan SSR, Azerbaijani SSR, AzSSR, Soviet Azerbaijan or simply Azerbaijan, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union be ...

. He began training at a local judo school in Sumgayit at an early age. He won the

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

held in Brommat, France in 2006. Mammadov was a gold medalist at the

European championship A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

held in

Baku Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...

in 2007. He came in third and won the bronze medal at the

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

held in Brazil in 2007. He won a silver medal at the

Summer Paralympics The Summer Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebr ...

held in Beijing, China in 2008. In 2009, he competed at the

held in

Debrecen Debrecen ( ; ; ; ) is Hungary's cities of Hungary, second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain Regions of Hungary, region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the large ...

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and was a silver medalist. He won a

at the

held in

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

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in 2011. He also participated in the

held in London in 2012. Mammadov was awarded the

Taraggi The Taraggi Medal ("Progress Medal"; ) – is the state award of Azerbaijan Republic. The award was created by Heydar Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on December 6, 1993 by the Decree No. 758. Recipients of the award include ...

(''Progress'') medal by the

President of Azerbaijan The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state of the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan. The Constitution of Azerbaijan, Constitution states that the president is the embodiment of Executive (government), executive power, co ...

in 2011 for his contribution to the

Paralympic Movement The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; ) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nin ...

in Azerbaijan. He was granted the Honorary diploma of the President award in 2016 for his service in developing the

in Azerbaijan.Награждены лица, имеющие заслуги в развитии паралимпийского движения в Азербайджане
/ref> His personal trainer was Ibrahim Ibrahimov.

Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mammadov, Tofig 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 sportsmen 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen