Vugar Hamidullovych Rahimov (also Vyugar Ragymov, Ukrainian: Вьюгар Гамидуллович Рагімов; born February 5, 1986, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler of Azerbaijani descent, who played for the men's featherweight category.[1][2] He captured a silver medal for his division at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund, Germany, losing out to Armenia's Roman Amoyan.[3] Ragymov is currently a member of the wrestling team for Metallurg Zaporzhye in his current residence Zaporizhia, and is coached and trained by Evgeny Chertkov.[1]
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| Full name | Vugar Hamidullovych Rahimov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1986 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Metallurg Zaporozhye[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Evgeny Chertkov[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rakhimov represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match to China's Li Shujin, with a three-set technical score (0–4, 2–0, 0–2), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Vyugar Ragymov". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vyugar Ragymov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (19 November 2011). "Byers wins silver at Vantaa Cup in Finland; Tellgren, Kowalczuk place fifth". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Men's 55kg Greco-Roman Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
External links edit
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Vyugar Ragymov at the International Wrestling Database
- Vyugar Ragymov at Olympedia
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