Tarlan Karimov (born 14 September 1986,
Sumgayit
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) is an Azerbaijani
judoka
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. He won a silver medal at the
2011 European Judo Championships
The 2011 European Judo Championships were held at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul
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and reached the repêchage round of the
2011 World Judo Championships
The 2011 World Judo Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from 23 to 28 August.
Schedule
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
Participating nations
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Azerbaijani judo wrestler wins bronze in world championship
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At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won his first match against Musa Mogushkov
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, then beat Ahmed Awad, before losing to Sugoi Uriarte in the quarterfinals. Karimov qualified for the repechage, but lost in the first round of that to Paweł Zagrodnik.
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Azerbaijani male judoka
Living people
Sportspeople from Sumgait
1986 births
Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka for Azerbaijan
European Games competitors for Azerbaijan
Judoka at the 2015 European Games
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