Elnur Mammadli ( az, Elnur Məmmədli, born 29 June 1988, Baku,

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 ...

) is an

i judoka. He won the gold medal during the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 73 kg division. In the final he beat the favorite

Wang Ki-Chun Wang Ki-Chun (Hangul: 왕기춘, ; born September 13, 1988 in Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do) is a former judoka from South Korea. He became known for beating the 2004 Olympic champion Lee Won-Hee in the qualification matches for the 2007 World Champ ...

. Wang had suffered a

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fracture when

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's Leandro Guilheiro hit him with an elbow in the quarterfinal.

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