Nijat Shikhalizade (Azerbaijani: Nicat Şıxəlizadə; born 12 October 1988, in Sharur, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani judoka.

Nijat Shikhalizade
Personal information
Born (1988-10-12) 12 October 1988 (age 36)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg, ‍–‍66 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2016)
World Champ.Bronze (2005)
European Champ.Bronze (2017)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Cairo ‍–‍60 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Warsaw ‍–‍66 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Antalya ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2012 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Qingdao ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Perth ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tashkent ‍–‍66 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Santo Domingo ‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Zagreb ‍–‍60 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Rotterdam ‍–‍55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 Baku ‍–‍50 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku Men's team
Profile at external databases
IJF6978
JudoInside.com30153
Updated on 11 November 2022

In 2021, Shikhalizade won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[1]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
2007 European Judo Championships 5th Extra lightweight (60 kg)
2005 World Judo Championships 3rd Extra lightweight (60 kg)
2005 European Judo Championships 5th Extra lightweight (60 kg)

References

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  1. ^ Shefferd, Neil (1 April 2021). "Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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