Toghrul Asgarov

Toghrul Asgarov
Asgarov at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native nameToğrul Əsgərov
Full nameTogrul Shahriyar oglu Asgarov
Nationality Azerbaijan
Born (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 , Ganja, Azerbaijan
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportWrestling
Weight class65 kg
EventFreestyle
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals (2012) (2016)
World finals (2010) 5th (2015)
Regional finals (2012)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
2012 London 60 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro 65 kg
World Championships
2010 Moscow 55 kg
World Cup
2015 Los Angeles 65 kg
European Games
2015 Baku 65 kg
European Championships
2012 Belgrade 60 kg
World Juniors Championships
2011 Bucharest 60 kg
2010 Budapest 55 kg
European Juniors Championships
2010 Samokov 55 kg
World Juniors Cup
2011 Plauen 60 kg
European Cadets Championships
2009 Zrenjanin 54 kg
2008 Daugavpils 46 kg

Toghrul Shahriyar oghlu Asgarov (Azerbaijani: Toğrul Əsgərov; born on September 17, 1992, Ganja, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani wrestler. He is an Olympic and European champion in freestyle wrestling.

In 2012 Summer Olympics Toghrul Asgarov won Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 60-kilogram freestyle, beating Besik Kudukhov of Russia by a score of (1-0, 5-0).[1][2][3]

In May 2017, he was disqualified for one year due to the doping rules violation (higenamine).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Result: Toghrul Asgarov wins gold in men's 60kg freestyle". Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  2. ^ "Reuters. Wrestling: Azerbaijan's Asgarov wins 60kg gold". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. ^ "Washington Post. Azerbaijan wins two golds on mat". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. ^ "Борцы Азербайджана дисквалифицированы из-за допинга. Среди них Тогрул Аскеров". Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-05-20.