Aliabbas Rzazade (; born 21 May 1998) is an Azerbaijani

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...

competing in the 57 kg division. He won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the

2023 European Wrestling Championships The 2023 European Wrestling Championships was held from 17 to 23 April 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia. Competition schedule All times are (UTC+2) Medal table Team ranking Medal overview Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle ...

held in Zagreb, Croatia.

Early life

Aliabbas Rzazadeh was born on May 21, 1998, in the village of Rudekanar,

Astara district Astara District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the southeast of the country, in the Lankaran-Astara Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Lankaran and Lerik, as well as the Ardabil and Gilan pro ...

Career

In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event at the

2021 European U23 Wrestling Championship The 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championships was the 6th edition of European U23 Wrestling Championships of combined events, and took place from May 17 to 23 in Skopje, North Macedonia. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's f ...

held in Skopje, North Macedonia. Aliabbas Rzazade won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 57 kg at the

2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships The 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships was the fourth edition of the U23 World Wrestling Championships of combined events and it was held from 1 to 7 November 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's fr ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2022, Rzazade won the gold medal in his event at the

Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 The Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 was a wrestling event held in Ostia, Rome, Italy between 22 and 25 of June 2022. The third United World Wrestling Ranking Series event of the year, it featured multiple World and Olympic Champions, Pan-Am ...

held in Rome, Italy. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event at the

2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ‌The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games () were the 5th edition of the event held from 9 to 18 August 2022 at Konya, Turkey under the aegis of Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). It was the first time in history that the event was organise ...

held in Konya, Turkey. He competed in the 57kg event at the

2022 World Wrestling Championships The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serbia as ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia. Rzazade won the silver medal in the 57kg event at the

2022 European Wrestling Championships The 2022 European Wrestling Championships was held from 28 March to 3 April 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Belarusian and Russian wrestlers did not compete at the event after a ban as a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion ...

held in Budapest, Hungary. Rzazadeh won his first European title in his career by defeating his opponent with a score of 12: 2 in the final match of the 2023 European Championship held in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.Azerbaijan national team wins first medal at European Wrestling Championship in Zagreb
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2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the third regional qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 5 to 7 April 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Qualification summary Men's freestyle 57 kg ...

in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for Azerbaijan for the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

in Paris, France. He competed in the men's freestyle 57kg event at the Olympics. He was eliminated in his first match by eventual bronze medalist

Gulomjon Abdullaev Gulomjon Abdullaev (born 11 November 1998) is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms. A 2016 Junior World Championship bronze medalist, Abdullaev qualified to represent Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics after sweepi ...

of Uzbekistan.

Achievements

References

External links

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Aliabbas Rzazade
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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rzazade, Aliabbas 1998 births Living people Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers European Wrestling Championships medalists Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen European Wrestling Champions Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Azerbaijan Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Azerbaijan