Rovshan Bayramov (; born 7 May 1987,
Baku
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wrestler. He is a European and world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. Moreover, he is a two-time Olympic silver medalist.
In the 2011
World Wrestling Championship held in
Istanbul
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, he was a world champion adding a gold medal to the combination of the silver and bronze medals obtained in the previous world championships. In addition, Bayramov holds two European titles.
2008 Beijing Olympics
In the
2008 Beijing Olympics, Bayramov successfully reached the final having beaten
Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt),
Yagnier Hernández (Cuba),
Roman Amoyan (Armenia), but lost to
Nazyr Mankiev from Russia.
2012 London Olympics
In the
2012 London Olympics having beaten
Mingiyan Semenov (Russia),
Spenser Mango (USA),
Li Shujin (China) and
Choi Gyu-Jin (South Korea), Bayramov lost in the final against
Hamid Sourian (Iran) and obtained his second silver Olympic medal in a row.
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1987 births
Living people
Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers for Azerbaijan
Olympic silver medalists for Azerbaijan
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
World Wrestling Championships medalists
European Wrestling Championships medalists
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