Teymur Mammadov

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Teymur Mammadov
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Mammadov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameTeymur Fuzuli oglu Mammadov
NationalityAzerbaijani
Born (1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 31)
Baku, Azerbaijan [1]
EducationAzerbaijan State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport [2]
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in) [3]
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubRabita SC [2]
Coached byIlham Alimzanov [2]
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London −91 kg
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Baku −91 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Almaty −91 kg
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Baku −81 kg
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Ankara −91 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Minsk −91 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Baku −91 kg

Teymur Mammadov (born 11 January 1993) is a heavyweight amateur boxer from Azerbaijan. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and reached quarterfinals at the 2016 Games, where he served as the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the Parade of Nations.

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Career

Mammadov won silver at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, losing to Oleksandr Usyk and gold at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships. At the London 2012 Olympic Games Mammadov won a bronze medal after a controversial decision to award him a victory over Siarhei Karneyeu. [4] He had already defeated Jai Opetaia but lost to Clemente Russo in the semi-final.

In 2013 Mammadov reached the finals at the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk and won the silver medal. [5] He won a bronze medal at the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships after losing to Clemente Russo again. [6]

By 2015 Mammadov moved down from the heavyweight (91 kg) to light heavyweight division (81 kg), winning a gold medal at the 2015 European Games. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he was defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual silver medalist Adilbek Niyazymbetov of Kazakhstan. [1] Mammadov was the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the Parade of Nations. [7]

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References

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  5. "40.European Championships – Minsk, Belarus – June 1–8 2013". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
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  7. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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