Sharif Naidhajavovich Sharifov (russian: Шариф Наидгаджавович Шарифов, az, Шәриф Шәрифов, italics=no; born November 11, 1988 in Gunukh, Charodinsky District, Dagestan) is a

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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 ...

i male wrestler of Avar descent. Sharifov finished first in the world championship and won bronze in the European championship. At the 2012 Summer Olympics Sharifov won a gold medal in the 84 kg event after defeating Puerto Rican Jaime Espinal. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he beat Bi Shengfeng and

Zbigniew Baranowski Zbigniew Baranowski (born 2 July 1991 in Białogard) is a Polish wrestler who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He took silver at the 2016 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov international wrestling tournament. At the 2016 World Wrestling Olympic Q ...

before losing to

Abdulrashid Sadulaev Abdulrashid Bulachevich Sadulaev ( rus, Абдулрашид Булачевич Садулаев, , ɐbdʊɫrɐˈʂɨts sədʊˈɫa(ɪ̯)ɪf, av, ГІабдулрашид Булачил Садулаев; born 9 May 1996) is a Russian freestyl ...

. Sharifov won the bronze medal after beating

Pedro Ceballos Pedro Ceballos (born September 8, 1990) is a Venezuelan freestyle wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 86 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he lost the bronze medal match to Sharif Sharifov. He won the gold medal in hi ...

in the repechage.

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* Living people 1988 births Azerbaijani people of Dagestani descent Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Azerbaijan Olympic bronze medalists for Azerbaijan Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers of Azerbaijan Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists People from Charodinsky District People from Makhachkala European Wrestling Championships medalists Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Azerbaijan Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Azerbaijan-wrestling-bio-stub