Nazim Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Nazim Hüseynov; born 2 August 1969 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union) is an Azerbaijani judoka who won the Men's –60 kg in the 1992 Summer Olympics, competing for the Unified Team.
Biography
In 1992, Nazim Huseynov became the first Azerbaijani judoka to win an Olympic gold. Prior to the 1992 Olympics Huseynov won bronze at the 1991 World Judo Championships and the European title at the 1992 European Judo Championships and established himself as one of the top extra-lightweight judokas in the world.
After the 1992 Olympics and the fall of Soviet Union Hüseynov continued to compete, now representing his native Azerbaijan. In 1993 he defended his European title and won silver medal at the 1993 World Championships held in Hamilton.
In 1994, Huseynov won silver at the European Championships, but fell off his form after that year and retired from sports in 2000, working as a judo coach.
Achievements
References
External links
Media related to Nazim Huseynov at Wikimedia Commons
- Nazim Hüseynov at the International Judo Federation
- Nazim Hüseynov at the International Judo Federation
- Nazim Hüseynov at JudoInside.com
- Nazim Hüseynov at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Nazim Hüseynov at Olympics.com
- Nazim Hüseynov at Olympedia
- Nazim Huseynov at The-Sports.org
