Taleh Mammadov

Taleh Mammadov
Mammadov at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native name
Taleh Məmmədov
Born (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 37)
Qaradağlı, Azerbaijan
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
63 kg
Event
Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Belgrade63 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Warsaw63 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Budapest63 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Zagreb63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Bucharest63 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2022 Rome63 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Zagreb63 kg

Taleh Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Taleh Məmmədov; born 16 August 1989) is a retired Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler. He was born in Qaradağlı, Goranboy, Azerbaijan.

Competing in the 63 kg weight category, Mammadov is a World Championship bronze medalist (2022 Belgrade) and a four-time European Championship medalist, securing three silver medals (2021 Warsaw, 2022 Budapest, 2023 Zagreb) and one bronze medal (2019 Bucharest). He also captured a gold medal at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya and multiple titles at prestigious Grand Prix tournaments.

Career

In 2019, he won one of the bronze medals in the 63 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. In his bronze medal match he defeated Slavik Galstyan of Armenia.

In 2020, he competed in the men's 63 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the 63 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.

In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. He won the silver medal in the 63 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. A few months later, he won the gold medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 3rd Greco-Roman 63 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 2nd Greco-Roman 63 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Greco-Roman 63 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Greco-Roman 63 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 2nd Greco-Roman 63 kg

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Profile: Taleh Mammadov". United World Wrestling.
  2. ↑ "Azerbaijani Wrestling Federation Records". Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan.
  3. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (13 April 2019). "Russian wrestlers dominate first day of Greco-Roman finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Shefferd, Neil (24 April 2021). "Russia claim two golds in men's Greco-Roman finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (2 April 2022). "Kayaalp continues Greco-Roman domination at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.