Nihat Mammadli (born 21 July 2002) is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 60 kg division. He won the gold medal at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships.[1]

Nihat Mammadli
Personal information
Birth nameNihat Zahid Mammadli
Nationality Azerbaijan
Born (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 (age 22)
Fuzuli, Azerbaijan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class60 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tirana 63 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bucharest 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 60 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Baku Team
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 60 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Pontevedra 60 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Plovdiv 60 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Ufa 60 kg
European Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dortmund 60 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sofia 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Athens 46 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Faenza 55 kg

Career

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Nihat Mammadli won the silver medal of the World Junior Championship, which took place in Athens, Greece in 2017.[2]

In 2019, Nihat Mammadli won the European Junior Championship in Faentsa Italy in June and the World Junior Championship in Sofia Bulgaria in July. Nihat Mammadli also won the bronze medal of the European Youth Olympic Festival, which took place in June.[3][4]

In 2021, Nihat Mammadli won bronze medals at the European Junior Championship in Dortmund Germany and the World Junior Championship in Ufa Russia. In 2022, Nihat Mammadli won gold medals of the U23 European Championship in Plovdiv Poland, bronze medals of the U20 European Championship in Rome Italy and the U20 World Championship in Sofia Bulgaria, and silver medals of the U23 World Championship in Pontevedra Spain. Nihat Mammadli also won the bronze medal of the Matteo Pellicone international tournament, which took place in Rome, Italy in June.[5][6]

In March 2022, he became the European champion among wrestlers under the age of 23 in Bulgaria. In June of the same year, he became the bronze medalist of the Matteo Pellicone Memorial Tournament and the 2022 European Championship among wrestlers under 20 in Italy. In August 2022, he again won bronze at the World Championship among wrestlers under 20 in Bulgaria. In October of the same year, he became the silver medalist of the World Championship among wrestlers under 23 in Spain.[7]

Nihat Mammadli became the European champion for the first time at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania by defeating Georgian Victor Ciobanu 8–3 in the final match of the men's 60 kg wrestling championships.[8][9]

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[10]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 3rd Greco-Roman 60 kg
2024 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 1st Greco-Roman 60 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Nihat Zahid Mammadli profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ "International Wrestling Database".
  3. ^ "International Wrestling Database".
  4. ^ "International Wrestling Database".
  5. ^ "International Wrestling Database".
  6. ^ "International Wrestling Database".
  7. ^ "MAMMADLI Nihat Zahid profile page".
  8. ^ "European Senior Championships". United World Wrestling.
  9. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  10. ^ a b "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.
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