Turan Bayramov (born 11 January 2001) is an Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms,[2] and 74 kilograms. Bayramov claimed a silver medal from the 2021 European Championships (70kg), was the 2019 U23 World Champion and the 2018 Cadet World and Youth Olympic Champion, as well as a medalist at multiple high level age-group competitions.[3]

Turan Bayramov
Personal information
Nationality Azerbaijan
Born (2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 23)
Ganja,[1] Azerbaijan
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class74 kg
EventFreestyle
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals8th(2020)
World finals5th(2021)
Regional finalsSilver (2021) Bronze (2022)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Warsaw 70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Bucharest 74 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 74 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Istanbul 65 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 74 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bishkek 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Warsaw 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Nice 65 kg
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 65 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Ufa 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tallinn 65 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pontevedra 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dortmund 70 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires 65 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Zagreb 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Athens 58 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Skopje 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sarajevo 58 kg

Wrestling career edit

Age-group level edit

As a cadet, Bayramov placed third and second at the 2017 European and World Championships respectively.[4] The following year, he was able to claim both championships and also became the Youth Olympic Champion.[5] As a junior, he went on to win the European Championship but placed third at the World Championships in 2019.[6] After a second-place finish at the Senior European Championships, Bayramov claimed the Junior European Continental championship in 2021.[7]

Senior level edit

2019–2020 edit

Bayramov made his international freestyle debut aged 18 at the 2019 U23 European Championships, where he lost his first match to place 11th.[8] Despite his placement at the European Championships, Bayramov was able to claim the U23 World Championship after four victories, becoming a three–time non–senior World and Olympic Champion.[9] In 2020, he placed third at the prestigious Yasar Dogu International.[10]

2021 edit

To start off the Olympic year, Bayramov placed third at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane, only losing to World Championship silver medalist from the United States James Green.[11] A month later, he placed third at the Ukrainian Memorial, notably defeating US Open champion Joseph McKenna and Junior World Champion Erik Arushanian.[12] In April, Bayramov moved up to 70 kilograms and claimed a silver medal from the European Championships, losing to Israil Kasumov in the finale.[13]

On August 5, Bayramov moved up to 74 kilograms and competed at the Summer Olympics, where after a win over Vasyl Mykhailov from Ukraine, he was downed by two-time World Champion Frank Chamizo Italy to place eight.[14] He was able to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics as Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev was not able to compete due to injury.[15]

2022 edit

He won the gold medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[16] He competed in the 74 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[17]

2024 edit

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 74 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[18] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan, and advanced to the semifinals, where he met two-time World champion Frank Chamizo.[19] After a controversial call at the end of the match, which gave Bayramov the victory, he earned a quota to represent Azerbaijan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[20] Weeks after the tournament, the refereeing body that officiated the match were suspended by the UWW, however, the result could not be changed.[21]

Freestyle record edit

International Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2020 Summer Olympics 8th at 74 kg
Loss 17–6   Frank Chamizo 1–3 August 5, 2021 2020 Summer Olympics   Tokyo, Japan
Win 17–5   Vasyl Mykhailov 4–2
2021 European Championships   at 70 kg
Loss 16–5   Israil Kasumov 1–3 April 19–20, 2021 2021 European Continental Championships

  Warsaw, Poland

Win 16–4   Igor Nykyforuk 5–0
Win 15–4   Haydar Yavuz INJ (3–2)
Win 14–4   Nicolae Cojocaru TF 10–0
2021 Ukrainian Memorial International   at 65 kg
Win 13–4   Erik Arushanian 3–0 February 26–28, 2021 XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial

  Kyiv, Ukraine

Loss 12–4   Ernazar Akmataliev 7–13
Win 12–3   Joseph McKenna 5–1
Win 11–3   Andrei Bekreneu TF 11–0
Win 10–3   Gor Ohannesian Fall
2021 Henri Deglane Grand Prix   at 65 kg
Win 9–3   Ilman Mukhtarov 3–1 February 16–17, 2021 Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021

  Nice, France

Loss 8–3   James Green 0–2
Win 8–2   Maxim Saculțan TF
Win 7–2   Ilman Mukhtarov 5–0
2020 Yaşar Dogu   at 65 kg
Win 6–2   Cengizhan Erdoğan FF January 10–12, 2020 2020 Yaşar Dogu International

  Istanbul, Turkey

Win 5–2   Acar Cavit TF
Loss 4–2   Edemi Bolkvadze Fall
2019 U23 World Championships   at 65 kg
Win 4–1   Takuma Taniyama 3–2 October 29–30, 2019 2019 U23 World Championships

  Budapest, Hungary

Win 3–1   Ilman Mukhtarov 2–1
Win 2–1   Maxim Saculțan 3–0
Win 1–1   Chris McIsaac 3–1
2019 U23 European Championships 11th at 65 kg
Loss 0–1   Saiyn Kazyryk 7–8 March 4–10, 2019 2019 U23 European Continental Championships

  Novi Sad, Serbia

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