Gurban Gurbanov (wrestler)

Gurban Gurbanov
Personal information
Native nameQurban Osman oğlu Qurbanov
Born (2002-01-28) 28 January 2002
Moscow, Russia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan
SportGreco-Roman
Event82 kg
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Azerbaijan
European Championships
2025 Bratislava 82 kg
Grand Prix
2025 Zagreb 82 kg
World U23 Championships
2022 Pontevedra 72 kg
European U23 Championships
2023 Bucharest 72 kg
2024 Baku 82 kg
World Juniors Championships
2022 Sofia 72 kg
European Juniors Championships
2021 Dortmund 63 kg
2022 Rome 72 kg
World Cadets Championships
2017 Athens 42 kg
2018 Zagreb 45 kg
European Cadets Championships
2019 Skopje 45 kg

Gurban Gurbanov (born 28 January 2002) is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 82 kg division. He won the gold medal at the 2025 European Wrestling Championships.[1]

Career

In September 2017, Gurbanov took first place at World Cadets Championships in Greece.[2] In May 2018, he finished second at European Cadets Wrestling Championships in Skopje.[3] In September 2021, he took silver at the First CIS Games in Kazan.

In October 2022, Gurbanov won the Under-23 World Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.[4] In March 2023, Gurbanov won the European Under-23 Championship in Bucharest, defeating Ukraine's Irfan Mirzoev in the final.[5]

In the 2025 European Wrestling Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia, after bypassing the first round, he reached the final by defeating Armenian Samvel Grigoryan 3-1 in the second round, Islam Aliev competing for the World Wrestling Union 2-1 in the quarterfinals, and Georgian Gela Bolkvadze 4-0 in the semifinals. He won the gold medal by defeating Hungarian Erik Szilvássy 6-0 in the final match.[6]

Results

Number Year Championships Country Result
1 2017 World Cadets Championships Greece 1.
2 2018 European Cadets Championships North Macedonia 2.
3 World Cadets Championships Croatia 3.
4 2019 European Cadets Championships Azerbaijan 1.
5 2021 European Juniors Championships Germany 2.
6 World Juniors Championships Serbia 11.
7 2022 European Juniors Championships Italia 2.
8 World U20 Championships Bulgaria 1.
9 World U23 Championships Spain 1.
10 2023 European U23 Championships Romania 1.
11 2024 European U23 Championships Azerbaijan 1.
12 World Championships Albania 5.
13 2025 Zagreb Open Croatia 3.
14 European Championships Slovakia 1.

References

  1. ^ "Gurban Gurbanov profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ "Гулузаде и Мамедов завоевали очередные медали юношеского ЕВРО". Archived from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. ^ "Гурбанов проиграл финал юношеского ЕВРО, Джафаров и Велиев взяли бронзы". Archived from the original on 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  4. ^ Азербайджанский борец завоевал золотую медаль чемпионата мира в Испании
  5. ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  6. ^ "European Senior Championships". United World Wrestling.