Elkhan Mammadov (judoka)
Elkhan Mammadov (born 26 February 1982, Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR) is an Azerbaijani retired judoka.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics Mammadov 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 category final.
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
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elkhan Mammadov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
External links
Media related to Elkhan Mammadov at Wikimedia Commons
- Elkhan Mammadov at the International Judo Federation
- Elkhan Mammadov at JudoInside.com
- Elkhan Mammadov at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Elkhan Mammadov at Olympics.com
- Elkhan Mammadov at Olympedia
- Elkhan Mammadov at The-Sports.org