Namig Abdullayev

Namig Yadulla Abdullayev (Azerbaijani: Namiq Abdullayev, born 4 January 1971) is a retired Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler, who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as three gold medals at European championships and three silver medals at world championships.^[1]

Namig Abdullayev

Personal information
Born	4 January 1971 (1971-01-04) (age 54) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Club	Neftçi, Baku
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Azerbaijan Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 55 kg 1996 Atlanta 52 kg World Championships 1994 Istanbul 52 kg 1998 Tehran 54 kg 2002 Tehran 55 kg 2006 Guangzhou 55 kg European Championships 1994 Rome 52 kg 1995 Fribourg 52kg 2003 Rijeka 54 kg 1997 Warsaw 52 kg 2006 Moscow 55 kg 1996 Budapest 52 kg World Cup 2004 Baku 55 kg

A three-time Olympian, Abdullayev won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 52 kg category and the gold in the 55 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated early.

Abdullayev retired in 2009.^[2]

Personal life

He is originally from the village of Ağdərə in the Khizi district.^[3]

Abdullayev is married and lives in Baku.^[4] He is the brother of world champion wrestler Arif Abdullayev.^[1]