Namig Yadulla Abdullayev (, born 4 January 1971) is a retired
Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler, who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as three gold medals at European championships and three silver medals at world championships.
[Namiq Abdullayev]
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A three-time Olympian, Abdullayev won the silver medal at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in the
52 kg category and the gold in the
55 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
, but was eliminated early.
Abdullayev retired in 2009.
Personal life
He is originally from the village of
Ağdərə in the
Khizi district
Khizi District () is one of the 66 Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan, districts of Azerbaijan. Located in the east of the country, it belongs to the Absheron-Khizi Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Siyazan District, Siya ...
.
[Sadıq Zeynaloğlu. "Tarixin qan yaddaşı" Azərbaycan Respublikası Xatirə Kitabı Nəşriyyatı, Bakı - 2001.]
Abdullayev is married and lives in Baku.
Azerbaijani Женился азербайджанский борец Намик Абдуллаев
(Wrestler Namig Abdullayev Getting Married). day.az. 28 October 2008 He is the brother of world champion wrestler Arif Abdullayev.[
]
References
External links
Namig Abdullayev's profile
1971 births
Living people
Olympic wrestlers for Azerbaijan
Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers
Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Azerbaijan
Olympic silver medalists for Azerbaijan
Sport wrestlers from Baku
Olympic medalists in wrestling
World Wrestling Championships medalists
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
European Wrestling Champions
20th-century Azerbaijani sportsmen
21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen
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