Rovshan Bayramov (Azerbaijani: Rövşən Bayramov; born 7 May 1987, Baku, Azerbaijani SSR) is an Azerbaijani wrestler. He is a European and world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. Moreover, he is a two-time Olympic silver medalist.
Rovshan Bayramov during the 2016 Olympics | ||
Medal record | ||
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Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
Representing Azerbaijan | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2008 Beijing | 55 kg | |
2012 London | 55 kg | |
World Championships | ||
2011 Istanbul | 55 kg | |
2006 Guangzhou | 55 kg | |
2015 Las Vegas | 59 kg | |
2009 Herning | 55 kg | |
European Championships | ||
2007 Sofia | 55 kg | |
2008 Tampere | 55 kg | |
2006 Moscow | 55 kg | |
World Cup | ||
2015 Tehran | 59 kg |
In the 2011 World Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, he was a world champion adding a gold medal to the combination of the silver and bronze medals obtained in the previous world championships. In addition, Bayramov holds two European titles.
2008 Beijing Olympics
In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Bayramov successfully reached the final having beaten Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt), Yagnier Hernández (Cuba), Roman Amoyan (Armenia), but lost to Nazyr Mankiev from Russia.
2012 London Olympics
In the 2012 London Olympics having beaten Mingiyan Semenov (Russia), Spenser Mango (USA), Li Shujin (China) and Choi Gyu-Jin (South Korea), Bayramov lost in the final against Hamid Sourian (Iran) and obtained his second silver Olympic medal in a row.
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