Jabrayil Hasanov (, born on 24 February 1990 in Suparibağ, Astara,

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) is a male freestyle wrestler from

who has competed in the 66, 74 and 79 kg categories. He is an Olympic bronze medalist and multiple World Championships medalist. He is the winner of Yasar Dogu Grand-Prix .

Career

In 2010 and 2011 he won the European championships and finished third at the world championships. Next year he was fifth at the

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. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he beat Leonid Bazan and Ali Shabanov before losing to eventual gold medalist Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu in the semifinal. He was entered into the repechage and lost his bronze medal match to

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. He graduated from the Azerbaijan State Sport Academy and is coached by Aslan Agaev since 2000. In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for the host country

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, in the men's freestyle 74 kg division. He earned a bronze medal. In the -74 kg freestyle competition at the Rio Olympics, he beat

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and Iakob Makarashvili before losing to Aniuar Geduyev in the semifinal. In the repechage, he won his bronze medal match against

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. Competing in the men's -79 kg freestyle competition, he won the silver medal at the 2018 World Championships. He beat Ethan Ramos, Ali Shabanau and

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before losing to

Kyle Dake Kyle Douglas Dake (born February 25, 1991) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms. He is a four-time World Champion, winning back-to-back titles twice, at 79 kilos in 2018 and 2019 an ...

in the final. Dake beat Hasanov 2-0 in the final. Competing in the men's -79 kg freestyle competition, he won the silver medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships. Kyle Dake beat Hasanov 4-2.

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* 1990 births Living people People from Astara District Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Azerbaijan Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in wrestling European Games bronze medalists for Azerbaijan Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Azerbaijan World Wrestling Championships medalists Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers Summer World University Games medalists in wrestling FISU World University Games silver medalists for Azerbaijan European Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade {{Azerbaijan-wrestling-bio-stub