Nazim Huseynov

Nazim Huseynov (born 2 August 1969 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union), is an Azerbaijani judoka who won the Men's - 60 kg in the 1992 Summer Olympics, competing for the Unified Team.[1]

Nazim Huseynov

Huseynov on a 1996 Azerbaijani stamp
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona 60 kg
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
1993 Hamilton 60 kg
European Championships
1992 Paris 60 kg
1993 Athens 60 kg
1994 Gdansk 60 kg
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
1991 Barcelona 60 kg

Biography

In 1992 Nazim Huseynov became the first Azerbaijani judoka to win an Olympic gold. Prior to the 1992 Olympics Huseynov won bronze at the 1991 World Judo Championships and the European title at the 1992 European Judo Championships and established himself as one of the top extra-lightweight judokas in the world.[2]

After the 1992 Olympics and the fall of Soviet Union Hüseynov continued to compete, now representing his native Azerbaijan. In 1993 he defended his European title and won silver medal at the 1993 World Championships held in Hamilton.[2]

In 1994 Huseynov won silver at the European Championships, but fell off his form after that year and retired from sports in 2000, working as a judo coach.[2]

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
1995World Judo Championships 5thExtra lightweight (60 kg)
1994European Judo Championships 2ndExtra lightweight (60 kg)
1993World Judo Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)
European Judo Championships 1stExtra lightweight (60 kg)
1992Olympic Games 1stExtra lightweight (60 kg)
European Judo Championships 1stExtra lightweight (60 kg)
1991World Judo Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)

References
  1. "1992 Summer Olympics". Databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Nazim Hüseynov". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Did not participate		 Flagbearer for  Azerbaijan
Atlanta 1996		 Succeeded by
Namig Abdullayev


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