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Sharif Sharifov

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Sharif Sharifov
Şərif Şərifov
Personal information
Full nameSharif Naidhajavovich Sharifov
National team Azerbaijan
Born (1988-11-11) 11 November 1988 (age 35)
Gunukh, Charodinsky District, Dagestan, Russia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
Azerbaijan
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubGamidov WC
Atasport (AZE)
Coached byAnvar Magomedgadzhiev, Omar Kuramagomedov (RUS)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 86 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Herning 84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan 97 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest 92 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Baku 84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kaspiysk 92 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Dortmund 84 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku 86 kg

Sharif Naidhajavovich Sharifov (Russian: Шариф Наидгаджавович Шарифов, Azerbaijani: Şərif Şərifov; born 11 November 1988, in Gunukh, Charodinsky District, Dagestan) is a Russian-Azerbaijani former wrestler of Avar descent. Sharifov finished first in the World Championships and won a bronze in the European Championships.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics Sharifov won a gold medal in the 84 kg event after defeating Puerto Rican Jaime Espinal.[2]

He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he beat Bi Shengfeng and Zbigniew Baranowski before losing to Abdulrashid Sadulaev. Sharifov won the bronze medal after beating Pedro Ceballos in the repechage.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Azerbaijani wrestlers Sharif Sharifov, Maria Stadnik called best in the world". Mtoopall.com. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ CBS News. Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan wins Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 84-kilogram freestyle[dead link]
  3. ^ "Rio 2016 - Men's Freestyle 86 kg". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Sharif Sharifov". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016.
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