Aliabbas Rzazade (Azerbaijani: Əliabbas Rzazadə; born 21 May 1998) is an Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler competing in the 57 kg division. He won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[1]
.jpg) Rzazade at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Əliabbas Rzazadə | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1998 Astara, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Life
editAliabbas Rzazadeh was born on May 21, 1998, in the village of Rudekanar, Astara district.
Career
editIn 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Skopje, North Macedonia.[2]
Aliabbas Rzazade won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 57 kg at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4]
In 2022, Rzazade won the gold medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[5] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[6] He competed in the 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7]
Rzazade won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[8][9] Rzazadeh won his first European title in his career by defeating his opponent with a score of 12: 2 in the final match of the 2023 European Championship held in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.[10][11]
Rzazade competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for Azerbaijan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[12] He competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the Olympics.[13] He was eliminated in his first match by eventual bronze medalist Gulomjon Abdullaev of Uzbekistan.[13]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg | |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
References
edit- ^ "RZAZADE Aliabbas profile page". Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "European Championships". Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "World Championships". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (29 March 2022). "Egorov wins rare North Macedonian gold at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Azerbaijani wrestler wins gold medal at European championship
- ^ Azerbaijan national team wins first medal at European Wrestling Championship in Zagreb
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Aliabbas Rzazade at United World Wrestling
- Aliabbas Rzazade at the International Wrestling Database
- Aliabbas Rzazade at Olympics.com
- Aliabbas Rzazade at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Əliabbas Rzazadə at Olympic.az (in Azerbaijani)