Rafig Hajiyev
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Born | 1946 (age 75–76)[1] Baku, Azerbaijan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Baku[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rafig Hajiyev (Russian: Рафик Гаджиев, Azerbaijani: Rafiq Hacıyev, born 1946) 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]
References[]
- ^ a b c d 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
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Categories:
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Soviet male sport wrestlers
- Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers
- Sportspeople from Baku
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- European Wrestling Championships medalists
- Azerbaijani sport wrestler stubs