Teymur Mammadov

Teymur Mammadov

Mammadov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Teymur Fuzuli oglu Mammadov
Nationality Azerbaijan
Born (1993-01-11) 11 January 1993
Baku, Azerbaijan[1]
Education Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport[2]
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Sport
Sport Boxing
Club Rabita SC[2]
Coached by Ilham Alimzanov[2]

Teymur Mammadov (born 11 January 1993) is an amateur heavyweight boxer from Azerbaijan. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and reached quarterfinals at the 2016 Games, where he served as the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the Parade of Nations.

Career

Mammadov who won silver at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, losing to Oleksandr Usyk and gold at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships. At the London 2012 Olympic Games Mammadov won a bronze medal after a controversial decision to award him a victory over Siarhei Karneyeu.[4] He had already defeated Jai Opetaia but lost to Clemente Russo in the semi-final.

In 2013 Mammadov reached the finals at the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk and won the silver medal.[5] He won a bronze medal at the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships after losing to Clemente Russo again.[6]

By 2015 Mammadov moved down from the heavyweight (91 kg) to light heavyweight division (81 kg), winning a gold medal at the 2015 European Games. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he was defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual silver medalist Adilbek Niyazymbetov of Kazakhstan.[1] Mammadov was the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the Parade of Nations.[7]

References

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Olympic Games
Preceded by
Elnur Mammadli
Flagbearer for  Azerbaijan
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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