Eljan Hajiyev Explained

Country:Azerbaijan
Weight Class:90 kg
Olympics Rank:R16
Olympics Year:2024
Olympics Weight:Men's 90 kg
Worlds Rank:R32
Worlds Year:2024
Worlds Weight:Men's 90 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2024
Regionals Weight:Men's 90 kg
Updated:31 July 2024

Eljan Hajiyev (born 29 April 2002) is an Azerbaijani judoka.[1] He won gold at the 2024 European Championships in Zagreb and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

He took up judo when he was ten years-old.[2]

Career

He won a bronze medal at the 2021 and 2022 World Judo Juniors Championships. He won gold at the 2022 European Junior Judo Championships in Prague in the 81kg category.[3] [4]

He won a bronze medal at 2024 Judo Grand Prix Odivelas in January 2024 in the 90kg division.[5] He won a silver medal at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Paris in the 90kg category.[6] He won a silver medal at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi in March 2024. [7]

He won gold at the 2024 European Judo Championships in Zagreb in April 2024.[8] He won bronze at 2024 Judo Grand Slam Astana in May 2024.[9]

He competed at the 2024 World Judo Championships in Abu Dhabi.[10] He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eljan Hajiyev . Eurosport. 30 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Eljan Hajiyev: "I want to be a champion at the Olympics and make him happy". idman.biz.en. 30 July 2024. 18 July 2024.
  3. Web site: 13 August 2022. Azerbaijan's Hajiyev wins bronze at world judo championships. azertag. 30 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Judo Inside. Eljan Hajidev. 30 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Inside the Games. The last five Grand Prix Portugal gold medals won by European judokas. 20 July 2024. Rafael. Khalatyan. 29 January 2024.
  6. Web site: Judoka Hajiyev grabs another silver for Azerbaijan at Paris Grand Slam. azertag.az. 30 July 2024. 5 Feb 2024.
  7. Web site: -90kg: Bekauri is Back! . ijf.org. 30 July 2024. Nicolas . Messner. 24 March 2024.
  8. Web site: Eljan Hajiyev: "I have always dreamed of the European Championship". idman.biz. 28 April 2024.
  9. Web site: -90kg: Varapeyeu Amazes With First Grand Slam Gold. ijf.org. 30 July 2024. Callum. MacLennan. 12 May 2024.
  10. Web site: Eljan Hajiyev's dream is to write history. idman.biz. 16 May 2024.
  11. Web site: Azerbaijani judokas to participate in 2024 Summer Olympics. azernews. 30 July 2024. 2 July 2024.