Emin Ahmadov (born 6 October 1986, Baku) is an Azerbaijani

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 sport ...

. He won the bronze medal at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the Greco-Roman men's 74 kg event. Along the way he beat Neven Zugaj and

Zurab Datunashvili Zurabi Datunashvili ( ka, ზურაბ დათუნაშვილი, sr, / ; born 18 June 1991) is a Georgian-born Serbian former Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the men's middleweight category. Career He won a silver medal in ...

, before losing to

Arsen Julfalakyan Arsen Julfalakyan ( hy, Արսեն Ջուլֆալակյան, born 8 May 1987) Ph.D., is an Armenian Greco-Roman style wrestler, Olympic silver medalist, World and European Champion, World Cup winner and three-time Olympian. Early life Julfalaky ...

in the semi-final. Because Julfalakyan reached the final, Ahmadov was a participant in the bronze medal repechage, where he beat

Aliaksandr Kikiniou Aliaksandr Fiodaravich Kikiniov ( be, Аляксандр Фёдаравіч Кікінёў; born 9 April 1980) is an amateur Belarusian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's middleweight category. He won the bronze medal at the 2009 Wor ...

in his bronze medal match.

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* 1986 births Living people Olympic wrestlers of Azerbaijan Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Azerbaijan Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Baku 21st-century Azerbaijani people {{Azerbaijan-wrestling-bio-stub