Nazim Huseynov

Nazim Huseynov

Huseynov on a 1996 Azerbaijani stamp
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
	1992 Barcelona	60 kg
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
	1993 Hamilton	60 kg
European Championships
	1992 Paris	60 kg
	1993 Athens	60 kg
	1994 Gdansk	60 kg
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
	1991 Barcelona	60 kg

Nazim Huseynov (born 2 August 1969 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union), is an Azerbaijani judoka who won the Men's - 60 kg in the 1992 Summer Olympics, competing for the Unified Team.^[1]

Biography

In 1992 Nazim Huseynov became the first Azerbaijani judoka to win an Olympic gold. Prior to the 1992 Olympics Huseynov won bronze at the 1991 World Judo Championships and the European title at the 1992 European Judo Championships and established himself as one of the top extra-lightweight judokas in the world.^[2]

After the 1992 Olympics and the fall of Soviet Union Hüseynov continued to compete, now representing his native Azerbaijan. In 1993 he defended his European title and won silver medal at the 1993 World Championships held in Hamilton.^[2]

In 1994 Huseynov won silver at the European Championships, but fell off his form after that year and retired from sports in 2000, working as a judo coach.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
1995	World Judo Championships	5th	Extra lightweight (60 kg)
1994	European Judo Championships	2nd	Extra lightweight (60 kg)
1993	World Judo Championships	3rd	Extra lightweight (60 kg)
	European Judo Championships	1st	Extra lightweight (60 kg)
1992	Olympic Games	1st	Extra lightweight (60 kg)
	European Judo Championships	1st	Extra lightweight (60 kg)
1991	World Judo Championships	3rd	Extra lightweight (60 kg)

References

1. "1992 Summer Olympics". Databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. "Nazim Hüseynov". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

External links

• Factfile on JudoInside.com
• Videos of Nazim Huseynov Judovision.org