Rovshan Bayramov ( az, Rövşən Bayramov; born 7 May 1987, Baku, Azerbaijani SSR) is an

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wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spor ...

. He is a European and world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. Moreover, he is a two-time Olympic silver medalist. In the 2011 World Wrestling Championship held in

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, he was a world champion adding a gold medal to the combination of the silver and bronze medals obtained in the previous world championships. In addition, Bayramov holds two European titles.

2008 Beijing Olympics

In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Bayramov successfully reached the final having beaten Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt), Yagnier Hernández (Cuba), Roman Amoyan (Armenia), but lost to

Nazyr Mankiev Nazyr Yunuzovich Mankiev (russian: Назир Юнузович Манкиев) (born January 27, 1985 in Surkhakhi, Ingushetia, Soviet Union) is an Ingush wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. Res ...

from Russia.

2012 London Olympics

In the

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having beaten Mingiyan Semenov (Russia), Spenser Mango (USA), Li Shujin (China) and Choi Gyu-Jin (South Korea), Bayramov lost in the final against Hamid Sourian (Iran) and obtained his second silver Olympic medal in a row.

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* * 1987 births Living people Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Azerbaijan Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Azerbaijan Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists European Wrestling Championships medalists {{Azerbaijan-wrestling-bio-stub