Sharif Sharifov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Naidhajavovich and the family name is Sharifov.

Sharif Sharifov
Şərif Şərifov

Personal information
Full name	Sharif Naidhajavovich Sharifov
National team	Azerbaijan
Born	(1988-11-11) 11 November 1988 (age 36) Gunukh, Charodinsky District, Dagestan, Russia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb) 97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia Azerbaijan
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Club	Gamidov WC Atasport (AZE)
Coached by	Anvar Magomedgadzhiev, Omar Kuramagomedov (RUS)
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Azerbaijan Olympic Games 2012 London 84 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 86 kg World Championships 2011 Istanbul 84 kg 2009 Herning 84 kg 2019 Nur-Sultan 97 kg European Championships 2019 Bucharest 92 kg 2010 Baku 84 kg 2018 Kaspiysk 92 kg 2011 Dortmund 84 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku 86 kg

Sharif Naidhajavovich Sharifov (Russian: Шариф Наидгаджавович Шарифов, Azerbaijani: Şərif Şərifov; born 11 November 1988, in Gunukh, Charodinsky District, Dagestan) is a Russian-Azerbaijani former wrestler of Avar descent. Sharifov finished first in the World Championships and won a bronze in the European Championships.^[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics Sharifov won a gold medal in the 84 kg event after defeating Puerto Rican Jaime Espinal.^[2]

He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he beat Bi Shengfeng and Zbigniew Baranowski before losing to Abdulrashid Sadulaev. Sharifov won the bronze medal after beating Pedro Ceballos in the repechage.^[3][4]

References

1. "Azerbaijani wrestlers Sharif Sharifov, Maria Stadnik called best in the world". Mtoopall.com. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. CBS News. Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan wins Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 84-kilogram freestyle^{[dead link‍]}
3. "Rio 2016 - Men's Freestyle 86 kg". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
4. "Sharif Sharifov". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016.

External links

• Sharif Sharifov at United World Wrestling
• Sharif Sharifov at the International Wrestling Database
• Sharif Sharifov at Olympics.com
• Şərif Şərifov at Olympedia (archive)
• Şərif Şərifov at Olympic.az (in Azerbaijani)