Elkhan Mammadov (judoka)

Elkhan Mammadov
Personal information
Birth name Elxan Əbülfəz oğlu Məmmədov
Full name Elkhan Abulfaz oglu Mammadov
Nationality Azerbaijanis
Citizenship Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Born February 26, 1982 (1982-02-26) (age 34)
Baku, Azerbaijan
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Sport Judo
Club «Neftchi Baku»
Coached by Nazim Jafarov
Medal record
Elkhan Mammadov
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
2010 Tokyo 90 kg
2013 Rio de Janeiro 100kg
European Championships
2008 Lisbon 90 kg
2009 Tbilisi 90 kg
2010 Vienna 90 kg

Elkhan Mammadov (born February 26, 1982, Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR) is an Azerbaijani judoka.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 90 kg competition after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Irakli Tsirekidze. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he was again knocked out by the eventual champion, Song Dae-Nam, this time in the second round.[1]

Mammadov won the gold medal in 2013 at the World Championships held in Rio de Janeiro, defeating Henk Grol, from Netherlands, during the −100 kg final category.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2014 European Judo Championships 7th Half-heavyweight (−100 kg)
2013 World Judo Championships 1st Half-heavyweight (−100 kg)
World Masters 1st Half-heavyweight (−100 kg)
2011 World Masters 1st Middleweight (−90 kg)
2010 World Judo Championships 3rd Middleweight (−90 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rd Middleweight (−90 kg)
2009 European Judo Championships 3rd Middleweight (−90 kg)
2008 European Judo Championships 2nd Middleweight (−90 kg)
2007 World Judo Championships 7th Middleweight (−90 kg)

References

  1. ↑ "Elkhan Mammadov at sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.


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