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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Freestyle wrestling | ||
Representing  Azerbaijan | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2003 New York | 60 kg |
| European Championships | ||
 | 1995 Fribourg | 60 kg |
| 1996 Budapest | 60 kg |
| 2002 Baku | 60 kg |
Arif Yadulla Abdullayev (Azerbaijani : Arif Abdullayev; born 28 August 1968, Baku, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani wrestler. Abdullayev gained a gold medal at the World Championship in 2003 for Freestyle wrestling organized in New York. [1]
He is originally from the village of Ağdərə in the Khizi district. [2]
Abdullayev is married and lives in Baku. He is the brother of olympic champion wrestler Namig Abdullayev. [3]
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