Ali Rahimzade (Əli Rəhimzadə, born 23 November 1997) is an Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler. He is a three-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.

Əli Rəhimzadə
Ali Rahimzade at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native nameƏli Rəhimzadə
NationalityAzerbaijan Azerbaijan
Born (1997-11-23) 23 November 1997 (age 26)
Azerbaijan
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan Azerbaijan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class65 kg
EventFreestyle
Achievements and titles
Regional finalsBronze (2020)

Bronze (2021)

Bronze (2024)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Bucharest 65 kg
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kermandshah 61 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2020 Istanbul 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Istanbul 65 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 65 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bucharest 65 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Szombathely 61 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Dortmund 60 kg

Career edit

At the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Bucharest, Romania, he won the silver medal in the 65 kg event.[1]

In 2020, Rahimzade won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[2][3] He repeated this in the same event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[4]

Rahimzade won one of the bronze medals in the men's 65 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[5]

Achievements edit

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd Freestyle 65 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 3rd Freestyle 65 kg
2024 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 3rd Freestyle 65 kg

References edit

  1. ^ Diamond, James (17 November 2018). "Japan and Georgia win two golds each on penultimate day of World Under-23 Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ Shepherd, Neil (15 February 2020). "Triple gold for Russia on penultimate day of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

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