Toghrul Shahriyar oghlu Asgarov (; born on September 17, 1992,
Ganja
Ganja (, ; ) is one of the oldest and most commonly used synonyms for marijuana. Its usage in English dates to before 1689.
Etymology
''Ganja'' is borrowed from Hindi/Urdu ( hi, गांजा, links=no, ur, , links=no, IPA: aːɲd͡ ...
,
Azerbaijan) is an
Azerbaijani
wrestler. He is an Olympic and European champion in
freestyle wrestling.
In
2012 Summer 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 ...
Toghrul Asgarov won Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 60-kilogram freestyle, beating
Besik Kudukhov of
Russia by a score of (1-0, 5-0).
In May 2017, he was disqualified for one year due to the doping rules violation (
higenamine).
References
External links
Bio on Fila-Wrestling.comVideo about career of Toghrul Asgarov
Living people
1992 births
Sportspeople from Ganja, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers
Olympic gold medalists for Azerbaijan
Olympic silver medalists for Azerbaijan
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic wrestlers of Azerbaijan
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games
European Games medalists in wrestling
European Games gold medalists for Azerbaijan
World Wrestling Championships medalists
Doping cases in wrestling
Azerbaijani sportspeople in doping cases
European Wrestling Champions
21st-century Azerbaijani people
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