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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Sharif Naidhajavovich Sharifov |
| National team |  Azerbaijan |
| Born | 11 November 1988 Gunukh, Charodinsky District, Dagestan, Russia |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) 97 kg (214 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Russia Azerbaijan |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Event | Freestyle |
| Club | Gamidov WC Atasport (AZE) |
| Coached by | Anvar Magomedgadzhiev, Omar Kuramagomedov (RUS) |
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Sharif Naidhajavovich Sharifov (Russian: Шариф Наидгаджавович Шарифов, Azerbaijani: Şərif Şərifov; born 11 November 1988, in Gunukh, Charodinsky District, Dagestan) is a Russian-Azerbaijani former wrestler of Avar descent. Sharifov finished first in the World Championships and won a bronze in the European Championships.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics Sharifov won a gold medal in the 84 kg event after defeating Puerto Rican Jaime Espinal.[2]
He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he beat Bi Shengfeng and Zbigniew Baranowski before losing to Abdulrashid Sadulaev. Sharifov won the bronze medal after beating Pedro Ceballos in the repechage.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Azerbaijani wrestlers Sharif Sharifov, Maria Stadnik called best in the world". Mtoopall.com. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ CBS News. Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan wins Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 84-kilogram freestyle[dead link]
- ^ "Rio 2016 - Men's Freestyle 86 kg". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Sharif Sharifov". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Sharif Sharifov at United World Wrestling
- Sharif Sharifov at the International Wrestling Database
- Sharif Sharifov at Olympics.com
- Şərif Şərifov at Olympedia (archive)
- Şərif Şərifov at Olympic.az (in Azerbaijani)
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