Sanan Suleymanov (born 15 December 1996)[1] is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 77 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[2][3] In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[4][5][6]
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Native name | Sənan Əmrah oğlu Süleymanov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dmanisi, Georgia | December 15, 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 77 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editSuleymanov competed in the 66 kg event at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia without winning a medal.[7] He won his first match against Parviz Nasibov of Ukraine but he was eliminated from the competition by Atakan Yüksel of Turkey.[7]
In 2019, Suleymanov competed in the 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal. At the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, Hungary, he won the silver medal in the 72 kg event.[8][9] In the final, he lost against Mohammad Reza Geraei of Iran. In 2020, Suleymanov competed in the men's 77 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]
In March 2021, Suleymanov competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[11] In April 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[12][13]
In 2022, Suleymanov won the silver medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[14] He won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[15][16] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[17]
Suleymanov competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia where he was eliminated in his first match.[18]
He represented Azerbijan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[19] He lost his bronze medal match in the 77 kg event at the Olympics.[1]
Achievements
editYear | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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2020 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
2021 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 2nd | Greco-Roman 77 kg | |
2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 2nd | Greco-Roman 77 kg | |
2023 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
References
edit- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (8 October 2021). "Rafig Huseynov among winners of first Greco-Roman finals at UWW World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (11 February 2020). "Teenager Nazaryan wins Greco-Roman gold on day two of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Kerimkhanov, Abdul (12 February 2020). "Azerbaijan wins 2020 European Wrestling Championship's gold". Azernews. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (3 November 2019). "Iran add third Greco-Roman gold medal to tally on last day of UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (24 April 2021). "Russia claim two golds in men's Greco-Roman finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (2 April 2022). "Kayaalp continues Greco-Roman domination at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 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.
- ^ "SULEYMANOV Sanan". Olympics.com.
External links
edit- Sanan Suleymanov at the International Wrestling Database