Heiki Nabi

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Heiki Nabi
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Heiki Nabi at the 2012 London Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Estonian
Born (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985 (age 39)
Hilleste, Estonia
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight114 kg (251 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event Greco-Roman
Medal record
Representing Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London 120 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Guangzhou 96 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Budapest 120 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Paris 130 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Tashkent 130 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Nur-Sultan 130 kg
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Baku 130 kg
Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 İzmir 96 kg
Updated on 23 August 2017

Heiki Nabi (born 6 June 1985) is an Estonian Olympic champion Greco-Roman wrestler. [1]

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Nabi was born in Hilleste, Hiiumaa. At the 2006 World Wrestling Championships he won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman (96 kg) category and became the first amateur wrestling World Champion for his home country, because previous Estonian wrestling World Champion August Englas (1953 and 1954) competed for Soviet Union. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Nabi won the silver medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 120kg.

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [2] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. [2] Nabi also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics. However, Nabi received a quota due to reallocations of Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) claimed by the IOC, garnering him a place on the Estonian Olympic team. [3] [4] He competed in the 130 kg event at the Olympics and finished 10th. [5]

Nabi (right) greeted by former Estonian wrestler August Englas in 2007. Heiki Nabi.jpg
Nabi (right) greeted by former Estonian wrestler August Englas in 2007.

Achievements

YearTournamentVenueResultEvent
2005 European Championships Flag of Bulgaria.svg Varna, Bulgaria17thGreco-Roman 120 kg
Universiade Flag of Turkey.svg İzmir, Turkey3rdGreco-Roman 96 kg
2006 European Championships Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia9thGreco-Roman 96 kg
University World Championships Flag of Mongolia.svg Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia3rdGreco-Roman 96 kg
World Championships Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou, China1stGreco-Roman 96 kg
2007 European Championships Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sofia, Bulgaria5thGreco-Roman 96 kg
World Championships Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku, Azerbaijan24thGreco-Roman 96 kg
2008 European Championships Flag of Finland.svg Tampere, Finland5thGreco-Roman 96 kg
2009 European Championships Flag of Lithuania.svg Vilnius, Lithuania7thGreco-Roman 96 kg
World Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Herning, Denmark11th Greco-Roman 96 kg
2010 European Championships Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku, Azerbaijan14thGreco-Roman 120 kg
World Championships Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia14th Greco-Roman 120 kg
2011 European Championships Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund, Germany5thGreco-Roman 120 kg
World Championships Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul, Turkey27th Greco-Roman 120 kg
2012 European Championships Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade, Serbia16thGreco-Roman 120 kg
Summer Olympics Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom2nd Greco-Roman 120 kg
2013 European Championships Flag of Georgia.svg Tbilisi, Georgia14th Greco-Roman 120 kg
World Championships Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary1st Greco-Roman 120 kg
2014 European Championships Flag of Finland.svg Vantaa, Finland11th Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent, Uzbekistan3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2015 European Games Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku, Azerbaijan3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, United States8th Greco-Roman 130 kg
Military World Games Flag of South Korea.svg Mungyeong, South Korea1stGreco-Roman 130 kg
2016 European Championships Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia10th Greco-Roman 130 kg
Summer Olympics Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2017 European Championships Flag of Serbia.svg Novi Sad, Serbia14th Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Flag of France.svg Paris, France2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 World Championships Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 European Championships Flag of Romania.svg Bucharest, Romania5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
Military World Games Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuhan, China2ndGreco-Roman 130 kg

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References

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Awards
Preceded by Estonian Sportsman of the Year
2012
Succeeded by