Vugar Mursal Alakbarov ( az, Vüqar Mursal Ələkbərov; born 5 January 1981) 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 ...

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

. Alakbarov competed in the middleweight class (−75 kg) at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

and won the bronze medal. At the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

he was eliminated in the quarter final in the heavyweight class. He qualified for the

by ending up in first place at the

2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament The 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Warsaw, Poland from March 30 to April 4, 2004 at the annual Feliks Stamm Boxing Tournament. The top two in each weight category gained entry into the 2004 Summer Olympics. Meda ...

Warsaw, Poland Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-cen ...

Olympic results

2000 (Middleweight) *Defeated Peter Kariuki Ngumi (Kenya) 12–3 *Defeated Paul Miller (Australia) 9–8 *Defeated Akin Kuloglu (Turkey) 18–8 *Lost to Jorge Gutiérrez (Cuba) 9–19 2004 (Heavyweight) *Defeated

Spyridon Kladouchas Spyridon Kladouchas (born 11 October 1980) is a Greek boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Kladouchas has also won the bronze medal in 2003 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships which took plac ...

(Greece) 18–14 *Lost to

Naser Al Shami Nasser Al Shami ( ar, ناصر الشامي; born June 27, 1982) is a Syrian boxer, who competed in the heavyweight division (– 91 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. Nasser Al-Shami was allegedly injured on 4 July 20 ...

(Syria) DQ 4 (1:40)

References

1981 births Living people Azerbaijani male boxers Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Azerbaijan Olympic bronze medalists for Azerbaijan Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Middleweight boxers {{Azerbaijan-boxing-bio-stub