Toghrul Asgarov

Toghrul Asgarov
Asgarov at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native name
Toğrul Əsgərov
Full nameTogrul Shahriyar oglu Asgarov
Nationality Azerbaijan
Born (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992, Ganja, Azerbaijan
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportWrestling
Weight class
65 kg
Event
Freestyle
Achievements and titles
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2012) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2016)
World finals
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2010) 5th (2015)
Regional finals
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2012)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London60 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro65 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 Moscow55 kg
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2015 Los Angeles65 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku65 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Belgrade60 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Bucharest60 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Budapest55 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Samokov55 kg
World Juniors Cup
Gold medal – first place2011 Plauen60 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Zrenjanin54 kg
Gold medal – first place2008 Daugavpils46 kg

Toghrul Shahriyar oghlu Asgarov (Azerbaijani: Toğrul Əsgərov; born on September 17, 1992, Ganja, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani wrestler. He is an Olympic and European champion in freestyle wrestling.

In 2012 Summer Olympics Toghrul Asgarov won Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 60-kilogram freestyle, beating Besik Kudukhov of Russia by a score of (1–0, 5–0).[1][2][3]

In May 2017, he was disqualified for one year due to the doping rules violation (higenamine).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Result: Toghrul Asgarov wins gold in men's 60kg freestyle". Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Reuters. Wrestling: Azerbaijan's Asgarov wins 60kg gold". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. ↑ "Washington Post. Azerbaijan wins two golds on mat". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. ↑ "Борцы Азербайджана дисквалифицированы из-за допинга. Среди них Тогрул Аскеров". Retrieved 2017-05-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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