Shamil Afandiyev

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Shamil Afandiyev
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Full nameŞamil Sultan Əfəndiyev
NationalityAzerbaijani
Born (1972-10-13) 13 October 1972 (age 51)
Sport
Sport Wrestling

Shamil Afandiyev (born 13 October 1972) is an Azerbaijani wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 63 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shamil Afandiyev Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2019.