Eljan Hajiyev
{{Short description|Azerbaijani judoka (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| country = Azerbaijan
| weight_class = {{nbnd}}90 kg
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| olympics_rank = R16
| olympics_year = 2024
| olympics_weight = Men's 90 kg
| worlds_rank = 3
| worlds_year = 2025
| worlds_weight = Men's 90 kg
| regionals_type = EU
| regionals_rank = 1
| regionals_year = 2024
| regionals_weight = Men's 90 kg
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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}
{{Medal|Country| {{AZE}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}
{{Medal|B| 2025 Budapest | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}
{{Medal|G| 2024 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}
{{Medal|G| 2025 Dushanbe | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}
{{Medal|S| 2024 Paris | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}
{{Medal|S| 2024 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2021 Baku | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2022 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2024 Astana | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}
{{Medal|S| 2023 Almada | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2023 Dushanbe | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2024 Odivelas | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Juniors Championships }}
{{Medal|B| 2021 Olbia | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2022 Guayaquil | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Junior Championships }}
{{Medal|G| 2022 Prague | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
| updated = 18 June 2025
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Eljan Hajiyev (born 29 April 2002) is an Azerbaijani judoka.{{cite web|title= Eljan Hajiyev |website=Eurosport|accessdate=30 July 2024|url= https://www.eurosport.com/olympics/athletes/profile/hajiyev-eljan-1972365/}} He won gold at the 2024 European Championships in Zagreb and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Career
He won a bronze medal at the 2021 and 2022 World Judo Juniors Championships. He won gold at the 2022 European Junior Judo Championships in Prague in the 81kg category.{{cite web|date=13 August 2022|url= https://azertag.az/en/xeber/azerbaijans_hajiyev_wins_bronze_at_world_judo_championships-2251271|website=azertag|accessdate=30 July 2024|title= Azerbaijan's Hajiyev wins bronze at world judo championships}}{{cite web|website=Judo Inside|url= https://judoinside.com/judoka/128695/Eljan_Hajiyev/judo-career|title=Eljan Hajidev|accessdate=30 July 2024}}
He won a bronze medal at 2024 Judo Grand Prix Odivelas in January 2024 in the 90kg division.{{cite web|website=Inside the Games|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1143545/last-day-of-judo-portugal-grand-prix|accessdate=20 July 2024|title= The last five Grand Prix Portugal gold medals won by European judokas
|first=Rafael|last= Khalatyan|date=29 January 2024}} He won a silver medal at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Paris in the 90kg category.{{cite web|url= https://azertag.az/en/xeber/judoka_hajiyev_grabs_another_silver_for_azerbaijan_at_paris_grand_slam-2908201|website=azertag.az|accessdate=30 July 2024|title= Judoka Hajiyev grabs another silver for Azerbaijan at Paris Grand Slam|date=5 Feb 2024}} He won a silver medal at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi in March 2024. {{cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/news/show/90kg-bekauri-is-back|website=ijf.org|accessdate=30 July 2024|title= -90kg: Bekauri is Back! |first= Nicolas |last=Messner|date=24 March 2024}}
He won gold at the 2024 European Judo Championships in Zagreb in April 2024.{{cite web|url= https://www.idman.biz/en/news/judo/26234 |website=idman.biz|date=28 April 2024|title= Eljan Hajiyev: "I have always dreamed of the European Championship"}} He won bronze at 2024 Judo Grand Slam Astana in May 2024.{{cite web|url= https://www.ijf.org/news/show/90kg-varapeyeu-amazes-with-first-grand-slam-gold|website=ijf.org|accessdate=30 July 2024|title= -90kg: Varapeyeu Amazes With First Grand Slam Gold|first=Callum|last=MacLennan|date=12 May 2024}}
He competed at the 2024 World Judo Championships in Abu Dhabi.{{cite web|url= https://www.idman.biz/en/news/judo/28392|website=idman.biz|date=16 May 2024|title= Eljan Hajiyev's dream is to write history}} He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.{{cite web|url= https://www.azernews.az/sports/228068.html|website=azernews|accessdate=30 July 2024|title= Azerbaijani judokas to participate in 2024 Summer Olympics|date=2 July 2024}}
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Category:Azerbaijani male judoka
Category:Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics