Hasrat Jafarov (Azerbaijani: Həsrət Cəfərov; born 5 October 2002 in Goranboy) is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 67 kg division. He won the gold medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships.[1]
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| Nationality |  Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 2002 Goranboy, Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 67 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHasret Jafarov is the gold medalist of World U23 Championships ; World Junior Championships ; European Junior Championships in 2021. Hasrat Jafarov is the first Greco-Roman wrestler to become a world champion among Azerbaijani U-23 wrestlers. In April 2023 Hasrat Jafarov became the European champion[2]
Hasrat Jafarov won one of the bronze medals in the men's Greco-Roman 67 kg at 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championship.[3] He also won the gold medal in that event at the 2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Ufa, Russia.[4]
In November 2021, he won the gold medal in that event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5][6]
He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[7]
Hasrat Jafarov became the European champion for the first time at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia by defeating Georgian Joni Khetsuriani 3-2 in the final match of the men's 67 kg wrestling championships. Hasret Caferov, who started the championship from the last 16 round, reached the quarterfinals by defeating his Portuguese rival Pedro Caldas with a pin while leading 2-1. He defeated Norway's Håvard Jørgensen 7-1 in the quarterfinals and Murat Fırat 7-1 in the semifinals to reach the final.[8]
He won the gold medal in the 67 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[9] He defeated Ruslan Bichurin in his gold medal match.[9] He won one of the bronze medals in the 67 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 67 kg |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Greco-Roman 67 kg | |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 1st | Greco-Roman 67 kg | |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Greco-Roman 67 kg |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | Greco-Roman 67 kg | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Greco-Roman 67 kg |
| Summer Olympics | Paris, France | 3rd | Greco-Roman 67 kg |
References
edit- ^ "JAFAROV Hasrat profile page". uww.org. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Джафаров и Ганизаде – новые чемпионы Европы". www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling.
- ^ "Азербайджанский борец греко-римского стиля стал чемпионом мира". m.salamnews.org. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ "World Championships". United World Wrestling.
- ^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Джафаров и Ганизаде – новые чемпионы Европы".
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Hasrat Jafarov at United World Wrestling
- Hasrat Jafarov at the International Wrestling Database
- Hasrat Jafarov at Olympics.com
- Hasrat Jafarov at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Həsrət Cəfərov at Olympic.az (in Azerbaijani)
