Teymur Mammadov Explained

Teymur Mammadov
Full Name:Teymur Fuzuli oglu Mammadov
Sport:Boxing
Nationality:Azerbaijani
Education:Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport[1]
Club:Rabita SC
Coach:Ilham Alimzanov
Birth Date:1993 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Baku, Azerbaijan[2]
Height:196 cm[3]
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Teymur Mammadov (born 11 January 1993) is a heavyweight amateur boxer from Azerbaijan. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and reached quarterfinals at the 2016 Games, where he served as the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the Parade of Nations.

Career

Mammadov won silver at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, losing to Oleksandr Usyk and gold at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships. At the London 2012 Olympic Games Mammadov won a bronze medal after a controversial decision to award him a victory over Siarhei Karneyeu.[4] He had already defeated Jai Opetaia but lost to Clemente Russo in the semi-final.

In 2013 Mammadov reached the finals at the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk and won the silver medal.[5] He won a bronze medal at the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships after losing to Clemente Russo again.[6]

By 2015 Mammadov moved down from the heavyweight (91 kg) to light heavyweight division (81 kg), winning a gold medal at the 2015 European Games. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he was defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual silver medalist Adilbek Niyazymbetov of Kazakhstan.[2] Mammadov was the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the Parade of Nations.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teymur Mammadov . nbcolympics.com . 27 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161027130459/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=mammadov-teymur-1111482/index.html . 27 October 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Teymur Məmmədov . 18 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180801064508/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mm/teymur-mmmdov-1.html . 1 August 2018 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Teymur Mammadov . Rio2016.com . 27 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161027130348/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/teymur-mammadov . 27 October 2016 . live . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Latest boxing scandal rocks Olympics . NBC . 13 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120806154401/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/boxing/latest-boxing-scandal-rocks-olympics.html . 6 August 2012 . live . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: 40.European Championships – Minsk, Belarus – June 1–8 2013 . amateur-boxing.strefa.pl . 13 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203092908/http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships2013.html . 3 December 2013 . live . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: 17.World Championships – Almaty, Kazakhstan – October 14 – 26, 2013 . amateur-boxing.strefa.pl . 13 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113170242/http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldChamps2013.html . 13 November 2013 . live . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony . 16 August 2016 . 25 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160814121002/https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-opening-ceremony . 14 August 2016 . live . dmy-all .

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