Mehman Azizov (born January 1, 1976) 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 ...

i former

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ka. He finished in joint fifth place in the half-middleweight (81 kg) division 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), ...

, having lost the bronze medal match to

Dmitri Nossov Dmitri Yurievich Nossov (russian: Дмитрий Юрьевич Носов; born April 9, 1980) is a Russian judoka and politician. He won a bronze medal in the half-middleweight (81 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, despite break ...

of Russia. Video has circulated online that appears to show Azerbaijani Judo Olympian, Mehman Azizov abusing a child in his care during martial arts practice. The child is reported to have died from injuries sustained during the abuse. It is unclear if Azizov has been held responsible for the child's death. The International Judo Federation has yet to comment on the abuse.

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* 1976 births Living people Azerbaijani male judoka Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Azerbaijan Universiade medalists in judo Universiade silver medalists for Azerbaijan 20th-century Azerbaijani people 21st-century Azerbaijani people {{Azerbaijan-judo-bio-stub