Teymur Mammadov (born 11 January 1993) is a heavyweight amateur boxer from Azerbaijan. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and reached quarterfinals at the 2016 Games, where he served as the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the Parade of Nations.

Career

Mammadov who won silver at the

2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan from September 22 to October 10, 2011. The competition ran under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur ...

, losing to Oleksandr Usyk and gold at the

2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships was held in Ankara, Turkey from June 17 to June 24, 2011. It was the 39th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, the EUBC. Schedule ...

. At the London 2012 Olympic Games Mammadov won a bronze medal after a controversial decision to award him a victory over

Siarhei Karneyeu Siarhei Karneyeu (born 24 November 1988 in Belarusian SSR) is a Belarusian amateur boxer in the Heavyweight (201 lbs limit) division who won bronze the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Career He won a silver medal at the 2008 Euro ...

. He had already defeated Jai Opetaia but lost to Clemente Russo in the semi-final. In 2013 Mammadov reached the finals at the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk and won the silver medal. He won a bronze medal at the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships after losing to Clemente Russo again. By 2015 Mammadov moved down from the heavyweight (91 kg) to light heavyweight division (81 kg), winning a gold medal at the 2015 European Games. At the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, he was defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual silver medalist

Adilbek Niyazymbetov Adilbek Sabituly Niyazymbetov ( kz, Әділбек Сәбитұлы Ниязымбетов; born 19 May 1989) is an Uzbekistani-born amateur light-heavyweight boxer who competes for Kazakhstan. He won silver medals at the world championships in ...

of Kazakhstan. Mammadov was the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the Parade of Nations.

References

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Euro 2011
at amateur-boxing.strefa.pl
World Championships 2011 results
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