Magomed Aripgadzhiyev (born 23 September 1977) is a

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

ian

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who won a silver medal in the light heavyweight division (– 81 kg) 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 qualified for the

by ending up in second place at the 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in

Baku, Azerbaijan Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world an ...

. He previously represented

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 ...

in the

2000 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 ...

Professional career

Aripgadzhiyev turned pro in 2005, and by 2010 won 16 bouts (10 by knockout) and lost two.

References

* * 1977 births Living people Belarusian people of Dagestani descent Olympic boxers of Azerbaijan Olympic boxers of Belarus Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Belarus Azerbaijani male boxers Azerbaijani people of Dagestani descent Olympic medalists in boxing People from Kaspiysk Belarusian male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Light-heavyweight boxers {{Azerbaijan-boxing-bio-stub