Elshan Huseynov Explained

Birth Date:	21 November 1977
Birth Place:	Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
Sport:	Powerlifting
Event:	up to 107 kg

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]

Notes and References

1. http://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/120629134625840_2010_IPC_PO_WCH_All_Men_weight_categories.pdf 2010 IPC Powerlifting World Championships Results
2. Web site: Азербайджанские пауэрлифтеры установили мировой и европейский рекорды . 2014-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301223152/http://www.012.az/news/121987 . 2014-03-01 . dead .
3. http://www.paralympic.org/aleksin-2013/live-results 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships Results
4. Web site: Пауэрлифтер Эльшан Гусейнов стал пятым на Паралимпиаде . 2014-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301221843/http://extratime.echo.az/article.php?aid=2215 . 2014-03-01 . dead .
5. http://www.1news.az/sport/olympics2012/20120905073434832.html Паралимпиада-2012: Эльшан Гусейнов остановился в шаге от медали
6. http://www.paralympic.org/Powerlifting/Athletes/Bios Biography of Huseynov on paralympic.org