Rövşən Məmməd oğlu Hüseynov''

(born 17 December 1975 in

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) was an

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i amateur boxer. In 1994 Huseynov won the gold medal (51 kg) at the World Cup Boxing Championship, held in

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, having beaten Vichai Khadpo of Thailand (15-10). He qualified for the

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but was injured during a car accident and could not attend the games.Meet Our Olympic Athletes
''Bizim Asr''. #30, 2004 Huseynov qualified for the

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by ending up in second place at the

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. Representing

he lost to

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(23-11) in the quarterfinal. Huseynov never fully recovered from this injury and retired from boxing after the 2004 Olympics.

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