Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler
Rafig Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Rafiq Hüseynov; born 16 May 1988)[1] is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler.[2] He defeated Hungarian Péter Bácsi for the gold medal in his respective division at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund, Germany.[3]
He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]
In 2021, Rafig became the world champion;[6][7] and in 2022 he was a three-time European champion.[8][9] He competed in the 82 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]
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- 2014–2017: 80 kg
- 2018–present: 82 kg
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- 73 kg: 1947–1961
- 78 kg: 1962-1967
- 74 kg: 1969-1995
- 76 kg: 1997-2001
- 74 kg: 2002-2013
- 75 kg: 2014-2017
- 77 kg: 2018-present
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- 80 kg: 2014-2017
- 82 kg: 2018-present
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