Hasrat Jafarov

Hasrat Jafarov
Jafarov in 2025
Personal information
Nationality Azerbaijan
Born (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002
Karadagly, Goranboy, Azerbaijan
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
67 kg
Event
Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris67 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Belgrade67 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Zagreb67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Belgrade67 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Zagreb67 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Bucharest67 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Bratislava67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Budapest67 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Konya67 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Riyadh67 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2022 Rome67 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest67 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Budapest72 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Zagreb67 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Belgrade67 kg
European U23 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2021 Skopje67 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Ufa67 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Dortmund67 kg

Hasrat Jafarov (Azerbaijani: Həsrət Cəfərov; born 5 October 2002 in Karadagly, Goranboy) is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 67 kg division. He won the gold medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships.[1]

Career

Jafarov is a gold medalist of World U23 Championships, the World Junior Championships, and European Junior Championships in 2021. He is the first Greco-Roman wrestler to become a world champion among Azerbaijani U-23 wrestlers. In April 2023, he became the European champion.[2]

Jafarov won a bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman 67 kg at 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championship.[3] He also won the gold medal in that event at the 2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Ufa, Russia.[4]

In November 2021, he won the gold medal in that event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5][6]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[7]

Jafarov became the European champion for the first time at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia by defeating Georgian Joni Khetsuriani 3–2 in the final match of the men's 67 kg wrestling championships. Jafarov, who started the championship from the last 16 round, reached the quarterfinals by defeating his Portuguese rival Pedro Caldas with a pin while leading 2–1. He defeated Norway's Håvard Jørgensen 7–1 in the quarterfinals and Murat Fırat 7–1 in the semifinals to reach the final.[8]

He won the gold medal in the 67 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[9] He defeated Ruslan Bichurin in his gold medal match.[9] He won a bronze medal in the 67 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10][11]

As of April 1, 2026, Jafarov leads the ranking of Azerbaijani athletes according to the Ministry of Youth and Sports with a score of 480 points.[12]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st Greco-Roman 67 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 1st Greco-Roman 67 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Greco-Roman 67 kg
2024 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 1st Greco-Roman 67 kg
Summer Olympics Paris, France 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg
2025 European Championships Bratislava, Slovakia 1st Greco-Roman 67 kg

References

  1. ↑ "JAFAROV Hasrat profile page". uww.org. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Джафаров и Ганизаде – новые чемпионы Европы". www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "European Championships". United World Wrestling.
  4. ↑ "Азербайджанский борец греко-римского стиля стал чемпионом мира". m.salamnews.org. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "World Championships". United World Wrestling.
  6. ↑ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Джафаров и Ганизаде – новые чемпионы Европы".
  9. 1 2 "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "JAFAROV Hasrat". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  12. ↑ Guliyev, Tabriz (2026-04-02). "Wrestler Hasrat Jafarov tops Azerbaijani athletes ranking for April 2026". Report.az. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
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