Ismail Abilov-Nizamoğlu (Bulgarian: Исмаил Абилов, born 9 June 1951 in Lopushna, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion.[1]
He became Olympic champion in 1980 in the freestyle middleweight class.[2]
He has received two silver medals and one bronze medal at the FILA Wrestling World Championships.
Ismail Abilov-Nizamoğlu has received three gold medals and one silver medal at the European Wrestling Championships (at the 1977 European Wrestling Championship he defeated the 1975 World Champion and two-time Olimpic Bronze Medalist Adolf Seger).
1980 (as a Men's freestyle 82 kg)
| Round | Opponent | Сountry | Results | Penalties | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sören Claeson |  | Won by Fall (TF) | 0 | 4:01 |
| 2 | Vasile Ţigănaş |  | Won by Fall (TF) | 0 | 0:46 |
| 3 | Günter Busarello |  | Won by Fall (TF) | 0 | 7:25 |
| 4 | Abdula Memedi | Won by Fall (TF) | 0 | 4:19 | |
| 5 | Magomedkhan Aratsilov | Won by Points (8-4) | 1 | ||
| Final | István Kovács |  | Won by Fall (TF) | 0 | 1:48 |