Elshan Huseynov

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Elshan Huseynov
Personal information
Born (1977-11-21) November 21, 1977 (age 44)
Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportPowerlifting
Event(s)up to 107 kg
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kuala Lumpur 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Dubai -107 kg
Gold medal – first place 107 kg
Silver medal – second place 107 kg

Elshan Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Elşən Hüseynov; born 21 November 1977) — Azerbaijani paralympic powerlifter. He won bronze at the 2010 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur.[1] He also won gold medal at the 2013 Open European Championships in Alexin.[2] At this competition Huseynov lifted 225 kg, which was a new World and European Record.[3]

Elshan Huseynov represented Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, where he took 5th place,[4] and at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he took 4th place with a result of 230 kg.[5]

He was included in the 's top 10 athletes of 2010.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ 2010 IPC Powerlifting World Championships Results
  2. ^ "Азербайджанские пауэрлифтеры установили мировой и европейский рекорды". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  3. ^ 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships Results
  4. ^ "Пауэрлифтер Эльшан Гусейнов стал пятым на Паралимпиаде". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  5. ^ Паралимпиада-2012: Эльшан Гусейнов остановился в шаге от медали
  6. ^ Biography of Huseynov on paralympic.org


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