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Career

He competed at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, winning a silver medal in the 100 m and a gold medal in the 200 m. He also competed in

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at the

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, finishing seventh at the age of 19 when

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set his world record at 200 m. He holds the national and national junior records in both events. He is also the 200 m European junior record holder and national junior record holder in the

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. His 200 m time is the second fastest by a junior athlete, after

's 19.93 sec. He came second in the men's

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for his achievements in 2009.

Move to Turkey

In April 2011, the IAAF enacted a transfer delay in line with its international rules, banning Guliyev from representing any country other than Azerbaijan until April 2014. The runner argued that the training and financial support that he received in Turkey was significant, and that the people, language, and culture were very similar between the two countries, though his home federation remained open to him representing Azerbaijan internationally again. Following negotiations with the Azerbaijani Ministry of Youth and Sports, Guliyev confirmed his original decision not to compete for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan's Minister of Youth and Sports Azad Rahimov explained this by Guliyev's putting forward too unreasonable financial demands for a young athlete and expressed doubt that Guliyev's representation of Turkey in the

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would be successful. On September 8, 2015, he ran the 200 metres race, part of the

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timed in 19.88. At the time that ranked him tied for the 34th best performer of all time and #6 for 2015. On August 10, 2017, he won the men's 200 metre race at the London 2017 IAAF World Championship in a time of 20.09. After his historic success he stated that "if not for Fenerbahçe, I would have probably quit athletics a long time ago. All my achievements are thanks to my club." He won the gold medal at the

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with a time 19.76 s, setting the new championships record.

Coach

His first coach was Tofig Aliyev until 2009. Guliyev's second coach was Eldar Guliyev. He was trained by his father until the latter's death from a heart attack in June 2010.

Statistics

Personal bests

*All information from IAAF profile.

International competitions

¹Representing Europe ²Did not finish in the final

Circuit wins

200 m

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4 × 100 m relay

**Stockholm: 2016

Track records

As of 6 September 2024, Guliyev holds the following track records for 100 metres and 200 metres.

100 metres

200 metres

World Rankings

Guiliyev was ranked among the best in the world in the 200 m sprint event in 2009 and in the period 2015 to 2019, according to the votes of the experts of ''

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''. Representing Azerbaijan: Representing Turkey:

Awards

* '' 2017 Turkish Athlete of the Year'' * '' 2018 Turkish Athlete of the Year''

References

External links

* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guliyev, Ramil 1990 births Living people Athletes from Baku Azerbaijani male sprinters Turkish male sprinters Turkish people of Azerbaijani descent Naturalized citizens of Turkey Fenerbahçe athletes Azerbaijani emigrants to Turkey World Athletics Championships athletes for Azerbaijan World Athletics Championships athletes for Turkey World Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships winners European Athletics Championships medalists Olympic athletes for Azerbaijan Olympic athletes for Turkey Olympic male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Azerbaijan FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Diamond League winners 21st-century Turkish sportsmen