Elshan Huseynov
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November 21, 1977 Sumgayit, Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||
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 Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Powerlifting | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | up to 107 kg | |||||||||||||||
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Elshan Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Elşən Hüseynov; born 21 November 1977) — Azerbaijani paralympic powerlifter. He won bronze at the 2010 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur.[1] He also won gold medal at the 2013 Open European Championships in Alexin.[2] At this competition Huseynov lifted 225 kg, which was a new World and European Record.[3]
Elshan Huseynov represented Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, where he took 5th place,[4] and at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he took 4th place with a result of 230 kg.[5]
He was included in the National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan's top 10 athletes of 2010.[6]
References
- ↑ 2010 IPC Powerlifting World Championships Results
- ↑ Азербайджанские пауэрлифтеры установили мировой и европейский рекорды
- ↑ 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships Results
- ↑ Пауэрлифтер Эльшан Гусейнов стал пятым на Паралимпиаде
- ↑ Паралимпиада-2012: Эльшан Гусейнов остановился в шаге от медали
- ↑ Biography of Huseynov on paralympic.org
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