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Rovshan Bayramov

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Rovshan Bayramov
Bayramov during the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) (age 37)
Baku, Azerbaijani SSR
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 55 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Guangzhou 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Las Vegas 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Herning 55 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sofia 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tampere 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Moscow 55 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tehran 59 kg

Rovshan Bayramov (Azerbaijani: Rövşən Bayramov; born 7 May 1987, Baku, Azerbaijani SSR) is an Azerbaijani wrestler. He is a European and world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. Moreover, he is a two-time Olympic silver medalist.[1]

In the 2011 World Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, he was a world champion adding a gold medal to the combination of the silver and bronze medals obtained in the previous world championships. In addition, Bayramov holds two European titles.

2008 Beijing Olympics

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In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Bayramov successfully reached the final having beaten Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt), Yagnier Hernández (Cuba), Roman Amoyan (Armenia), but lost to Nazyr Mankiev from Russia.

2012 London Olympics

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In the 2012 London Olympics having beaten Mingiyan Semenov (Russia), Spenser Mango (USA), Li Shujin (China) and Choi Gyu-Jin (South Korea), Bayramov lost in the final against Hamid Sourian (Iran) and obtained his second silver Olympic medal in a row.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rovshan Bayramov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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