Sanan Suleymanov (; born 15 December 1996) is an

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. He won the silver medal in the 77kg event at the

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held in Oslo, Norway. In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 77kg event at the

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held in Rome, Italy.

Career

Suleymanov competed in the 66kg event at the

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held in Novi Sad, Serbia without winning a medal. He won his first match against Parviz Nasibov of Ukraine but he was eliminated from the competition by

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of Turkey. In 2019, Suleymanov competed in the 72kg event at the

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held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal. At the

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held in Budapest, Hungary, he won the silver medal in the 72kg event. In the final, he lost against

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of Iran. In 2020, Suleymanov competed in the men's 77kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. In March 2021, Suleymanov competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan. In April 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the 77kg event at the

held in Warsaw, Poland. In 2022, Suleymanov won the silver medal in his event at the

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held in Istanbul, Turkey. He won one of the bronze medals in the 77kg event at the

held in Budapest, Hungary. He won the silver medal in his event at the

2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ‌The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games () were the 5th edition of the event held from 9 to 18 August 2022 at Konya, Turkey under the aegis of Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). It was the first time in history that the event was organise ...

held in Konya, Turkey. Suleymanov competed in the 77kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia where he was eliminated in his first match. He represented Azerbaijan at the

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in Paris, France. He lost his bronze medal match in the 77kg event at the Olympics.

Achievements

References

External links

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Sanan Suleymanov
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suleymanov, Sanan Living people 1996 births People from Dmanisi Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers European Wrestling Championships medalists World Wrestling Championships medalists European Wrestling Champions Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Azerbaijan Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Azerbaijan