Rafig Hajiyev (Russian: Рафик Гаджиев, Azerbaijani: Rafiq Hacıyev, born 1946 in Baku)[1] is a retired Soviet freestyle wrestler of Azerbaijani origin. He held the Soviet and European titles in 1970, and won silver medals at the 1973 European and 1974 world championships.[2] He retired from competitions in 1976 and then had a long career as a police officer, reaching the rank of colonel. He remained active in wrestling as a coach.[1]
 Hajiyev in 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Baku[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b c Рафик Гаджиев: «Сегодняшним успехам азербайджанских спортсменов я радуюсь больше, чем своим собственным» - ФОТО. 1news.az (26 March 2012, interview in Russian)
- ^ Gadshiev, Rafik (URS). iat.uni-leipzig.de
External links
edit- Rafig Hajiyev at the International Wrestling Database
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