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Rovshan Bayramov ( az, Rövşən Bayramov; born 7 May 1987,
Baku,
Azerbaijani SSR) 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 t ...
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wrestler
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spor ...
. He is a European and world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. Moreover, he is a two-time Olympic silver medalist.
In the 2011
World Wrestling Championship held in
Istanbul
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, he was a world champion adding a gold medal to the combination of the silver and bronze medals obtained in the previous world championships. In addition, Bayramov holds two European titles.
2008 Beijing Olympics
In the
2008 Beijing Olympics, Bayramov successfully reached the final having beaten
Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt),
Yagnier Hernández (Cuba),
Roman Amoyan (Armenia), but lost to
Nazyr Mankiev
Nazyr Yunuzovich Mankiev (russian: Назир Юнузович Манкиев) (born January 27, 1985 in Surkhakhi, Ingushetia, Soviet Union) is an Ingush wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. Res ...
from Russia.
2012 London Olympics
In the
2012 London Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
having beaten
Mingiyan Semenov (Russia),
Spenser Mango (USA),
Li Shujin (China) and
Choi Gyu-Jin (South Korea), Bayramov lost in the final against
Hamid Sourian (Iran) and obtained his second silver Olympic medal in a row.
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1987 births
Living people
Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers of Azerbaijan
Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Azerbaijan
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
World Wrestling Championships medalists
European Wrestling Championships medalists
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