Afgan Bayramov

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Afgan Bayramov
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Antalya 69 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Palembang 77 kg

Afgan Bayramov (born 14 October 1983) is an Azerbaijani weightlifter. He competed for Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Olympics where he finished seventh and the 2012 Summer Olympics where his participation was not successful. [1]

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References

  1. "London 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-07-31.