Jeyhun Abiyev ( az, Ceyhun Abiyev; born October 24, 1974, in
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
) is a retired male
light flyweight boxer from
Azerbaijan.
Abiyev competed for his native country at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in
Athens, Greece
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, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Turkey's eventual silver medalist
Atagün Yalçınkaya
Atagün Yalçınkaya (born December 14, 1986) is a Turkish boxer in the bantamweight (54 kg) division best known for winning the silver medal in the light-flyweight category at the 2004 Olympics.
Amateur
Yalçınkaya started boxing from a ...
. He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the
4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from April 27 to May 1, 2004 during the annual Chowdry Boxing Cup. Boxers finishing in the top two in each weight category earned a chance to compete at the 2004 ...
in
Baku, Azerbaijan.
References
sports-reference
1974 births
Living people
Azerbaijani male boxers
Flyweight boxers
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Azerbaijan
Sportspeople from Baku
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