Nazim Huseynov (born 2 August 1969 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR,

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i judoka who won the Men's - 60 kg in the

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, competing for the Unified Team.

Biography

In 1992 Nazim Huseynov became the first Azerbaijani judoka to win an Olympic gold. Prior to the

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Huseynov won bronze at the

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and the European title at the 1992 European Judo Championships and established himself as one of the top extra-lightweight judokas in the world. After the 1992 Olympics and the fall of

Hüseynov continued to compete, now representing his native

. In 1993 he defended his

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title and won silver medal at the 1993 World Championships held in

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. In 1994 Huseynov won silver at the European Championships, but fell off his form after that year and retired from sports in 2000, working as a judo coach.

Achievements

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Judovision.org 1969 births Living people Azerbaijani male judoka Azerbaijani people of Lezgian descent Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of the Unified Team Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Azerbaijan Olympic medalists in judo Sportspeople from Baku Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Soviet male judoka {{Azerbaijan-judo-bio-stub