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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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Nationality | Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ganja, [1] Azerbaijan | 11 January 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 74 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 8th( 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World finals | 5th( 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals | ( 2021) ( 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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