Nazim Huseynov (; born 2 August 1969 in

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who won the Men's 60 kg in the

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, competing for the Unified Team.

Biography

In 1992, Nazim Huseynov became the first Azerbaijani judoka to win an Olympic gold. Prior to the 1992 Olympics Huseynov won bronze at the 1991 World Judo Championships and the European title at the 1992 European Judo Championships and established himself as one of the top extra-lightweight judokas in the world. After the 1992 Olympics and the fall of

Hüseynov continued to compete, now representing his native

. In 1993 he defended his European title and won silver medal at the 1993 World Championships held in

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. In 1994, Huseynov won silver at the European Championships, but fell off his form after that year and retired from sports in 2000, working as a judo coach.

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* * 1969 births Living people Azerbaijani male judoka Azerbaijani people of Lezgian descent Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for the Unified Team Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Azerbaijan Olympic medalists in judo Martial artists from Baku Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Soviet male judoka 20th-century Azerbaijani sportsmen {{Azerbaijan-judo-bio-stub