Rasul Abakar oghlu Chunayev ( az, Rəsul Çunayev) is an

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

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wrestler. He was born 7 January 1991 in Yeni Şərif,

Balakən Balakən (; av, Билкан) is a city and the administrative centre of the Balakan District of Azerbaijan. The city is situated at the foot of the Greater Caucasus Mountains and on the Balakan river, a tributary of the Alazani River. Etymolog ...

, to Avar parents. He is a world champion and European vice-champion in men's

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Career

In 2015, he won gold medal at

2015 European Games The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic ...

and became the first athlete to win gold while being on

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for

Azerbaijani Armed Forces The Azerbaijani Armed Forces ( az, Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri) were re-established according to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Armed Forces from 9 October 1991. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) had originally formed ...

Personal life

Chunayev loves dancing. His character is frequently described as laid-back and relaxed. His most notable celebration came after Chunayev defeated Russian wrestler

Islambek Albiev Islambek Tsilimovich Albiev (russian: Исламбек Цилимович Альбиев, ce, СаӀид-Цилиман кӀант Альбиев Ислам-Бека; born December 28, 1988, in Chechnya)2013 Summer Universiade The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (russian: XXVII Летняя Универсиада), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 un ...

, when he performed the

Lezginka The Lezginka ( lez, Лезги кьуьл; russian: Лезгинка; Tat: ''Ləzgihəngi''; az, Ləzginka or ) is the collective name originally given by Russians to all Caucasian dances united by fast rhythm. It can be solo male or pair danc ...

, a traditional dance of the Caucacus, on the mat. He also gave a

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as a sign of respect to the Azerbaijani families of victims in Karabakh after defeating Armenian wrestler

Varsham Boranyan Varsham Boranyan ( hy, Վարշամ Բորանյան; born on 4 March 1988) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler who won the gold medal at 2016 European Wrestling Championships. References External links Varsham Boranyan is the new champio ...

during

2014 World Wrestling Championships The 2014 UWW World Wrestling Championships were the 10th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from September 8 to 14 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's ...

Tashkent Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of ...

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* Living people 1991 births Azerbaijani people of Avar descent People from Balakən European Games gold medalists for Azerbaijan European Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Azerbaijan Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in wrestling Olympic bronze medalists for Azerbaijan Universiade medalists in wrestling FISU World University Games gold medalists for Azerbaijan European Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-wrestling-bio-stub