Nazim Huseynov (born 2 August 1969 in
Baku,
Azerbaijan SSR,
Soviet Union
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Azerbaijan
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i judoka who won the
Men's - 60 kg in the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
, 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 1992 Olympics may refer to:
*1992 Summer Olympics, which were held in Barcelona, Spain
*1992 Winter Olympics
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Huseynov won bronze at the
1991 World Judo Championships
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and the European title at the
1992 European Judo Championships
The 1992 European Judo Championships were held in Paris, France from 7 to 10 May 1992.
Medal overview Men
Women
Medal table
References
External links
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and established himself as one of the top extra-lightweight judokas in the world.
After the 1992 Olympics and the fall of