Nihat Mammadli
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| Birth name | Nihat Zahid Mammadli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 July 2002 Fuzuli, Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 60 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nihat Mammadli (born 21 July 2002) is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 60 kg division. He won the gold medal at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships.[1]
Career[edit]
Nihat Mammadli won the silver medal of the World Junior Championship, which took place in Athens, Greece in 2017.[2]
In 2019, Nihat Mammadli won the European Junior Championship in Faentsa Italy in June and the World Junior Championship in Sofia Bulgaria in July. Nihat Mammadli also won the bronze medal of the European Youth Olympic Festival, which took place in June.[3][4]
In 2021, Nihat Mammadli won bronze medals at the European Junior Championship in Dortmund Germany and the World Junior Championship in Ufa Russia. In 2022, Nihat Mammadli won gold medals of the U23 European Championship in Plovdiv Poland, bronze medals of the U20 European Championship in Rome Italy and the U20 World Championship in Sofia Bulgaria, and silver medals of the U23 World Championship in Pontevedra Spain. Nihat Mammadli also won the bronze medal of the Matteo Pellicone international tournament, which took place in Rome, Italy in June.[5][6]
In March 2022, he became the European champion among wrestlers under the age of 23 in Bulgaria. In June of the same year, he became the bronze medalist of the Matteo Pellicone Memorial Tournament and the 2022 European Championship among wrestlers under 20 in Italy. In August 2022, he again won bronze at the World Championship among wrestlers under 20 in Bulgaria. In October of the same year, he became the silver medalist of the World Championship among wrestlers under 23 in Spain.[7]
Nihat Mammadli became the European champion for the first time at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania by defeating Georgian Victor Ciobanu 8–3 in the final match of the men's 60 kg wrestling championships.[8][9]
He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[10]
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
References[edit]
- ^ "Nihat Zahid Mammadli profile page". uww.org.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database".
- ^ "International Wrestling Database".
- ^ "International Wrestling Database".
- ^ "International Wrestling Database".
- ^ "International Wrestling Database".
- ^ "MAMMADLI Nihat Zahid profile page".
- ^ "European Senior Championships". United World Wrestling.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Nihat Mammadli at the International Wrestling Database
