HUSEYNOV Rafig

Azerbaijan

Wrestling

Date of Birth: 16 May 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Place of birth: TASHKENT

Birth Country:

Uzbekistan

Place of residence : BAKU

Residence Country:

Azerbaijan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 77kg	3

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat A	Men's Greco-Roman 77kg 1/8 Final #52 AZE HUSEYNOV RHUSEYNOV Rafig 1 VPO1 SWE BJURBERG KESSIDISBJURBERG KESSIDIS Alex Michel 1	Finished
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat A	Men's Greco-Roman 77kg 1/4 Final #56 KGZ MAKHMUDOV AMAKHMUDOV Akzhol 9 VSU1 AZE HUSEYNOV RHUSEYNOV Rafig 1	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat A	Men's Greco-Roman 77kg Repechage #101 TUN MAAFI LMAAFI Lamjed 1 AZE HUSEYNOV RHUSEYNOV Rafig 11 VSU1	Finished
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B	Men's Greco-Roman 77kg Bronze Medal Match #150 AZE HUSEYNOV RHUSEYNOV Rafig 4 VPO1 ARM CHALYAN KCHALYAN Karapet 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Greco-Roman 82kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ
5	Greco-Roman 74kg	2010	Moscow, RUS
5	Greco-Roman 74kg	2009	Herning, DEN
10	Greco-Roman 74kg	2013	Budapest, HUN
13	Greco-Roman 82kg	2018	Budapest, HUN
13	Greco-Roman 74kg	2011	Istanbul, TUR
18	Greco-Roman 80kg	2015	Las Vegas, NV, USA

European Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Greco-Roman 82kg	2020	Rome, ITA
3	Greco-Roman 82kg	2018	Kaspiysk, RUS
16	Greco-Roman 82kg	2019	Bucharest, ROU

Ranking Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Greco-Roman 82kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ
3	Greco-Roman 82kg	2021	Warsaw, POL
9	Greco-Roman 82kg	2018	Istanbul, TUR
13	Greco-Roman 82kg	2018	Budapest, HUN

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men's Team	2017	Abadan, IRI

Nickname:

Professor (Athlete, 01 Jun 2021)

Hobbies:

Cooking. (Athlete, 01 Jun 2021)

Occupation:

Armed Forces Athlete

Education:

Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Baku, AZE

Family:

Partner Saida, children Yusif and Said

Languages spoken:

Armenian, Azerbaijani, English, Russian, Turkish

Club name:

Central Sports Army Club [CSKA] [Baku, AZE]

Coach:

Alexander Tarakanov [national], RUS; Radik Huseynov [personal, father], AZE

Sporting relatives:

His father Radik Huseynov was a wrestling Master of Sport in the Soviet Union and received the title of Honoured Coach of Azerbaijan. (Athlete, 01 Jun 2021)

Start:

He took up the sport in 1995 at Dynamo Sports Club in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Reason:

He followed his father into the sport. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 01 Jun 2021)

Memorable:

Winning gold in the team event at the 2015 World Cup in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. (Athlete, 01 Jun 2021)

Hero:

Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler Farid Mansurov. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Influence:

His father. (Athlete, 01 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"Everything for my father." (Athlete, 01 Jun 2021)

Award:

In recognition of the silver medal he won at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, he received the Taraggi [Progress] Medal from the president of Azerbaijan. (ru.president.az, 29 Jun 2015)

General Interest

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has also earned a degree in sport studies at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sport in Baku. (Athlete, 02 Jun 2021)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/rafo_huseynov/

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
VPO1:: Victory by points - with point(s) scored by the opponent
VSU1:: Victory by technical superiority - with point(s) scored by the opponent

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