Haji Aliyev

{{short description|Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler}}

{{use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Haji Aliyev

| image = Haji Aliyev at the 2020 Summer Olympics.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Aliyev at the 2020 Summer Olympics

| headercolor = Gold

| native_name = Hacı Əliyev

| native_name_lang = az

| full_name = Haji Azer oglu Aliyev

| nationality =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|4|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan

| height = 170 cm

| country = {{AZE}}

| sport = Wrestling

| weight_class = 65 kg

| event = Freestyle

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCount|total=yes

|Olympic Games|0|1|1

|World Championships|3|0|0

|European Championships|4|1|1

|European Games|1|0|1

|Islamic Solidarity Games|2|0|0

|World Cup|0|2|2

|Other|7|6|9

}}

{{MedalSport |Men's freestyle wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry|{{AZE}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympics}}

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{{MedalSilver| 2020 Tokyo | 65 kg}}

{{MedalBronze| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 57 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Tashkent|61 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Las Vegas|61 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Paris|61 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Vantaa|61 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Kaspiysk|65 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Bucharest|65 kg}}

{{Medal|Gold| 2023 Zagreb | 70 kg }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2022 Budapest | 65 kg }}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Riga|61 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Individual World Cup}}

{{MedalBronze|2020 Belgrade|65 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}

{{MedalSilver|2012 Baku|60 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Iowa|65 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Los Angeles|61 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Kermanshah|65 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Games}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Minsk|65 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Baku|61 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Islamic Solidarity Games}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Baku|61 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Konya|65 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition | Summer Universiade }}

{{MedalBronze| 2013 Kazan | 60 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Military Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Baku|70 kg}}

{{Medal|Competition |Yasar Dogu Tournament|Yasar Dogu Tournament}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2013 Ankara|60 kg}}

{{Medal|Competition|Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Sofia|61 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Golden Grand Prix}}

{{MedalGold|2012 Baku|60 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Baku|61 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Baku|61 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2013 Baku|60 kg}}

{{Medal|Competition|Grand Prix}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Dortmund|65 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Dortmund|61 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Grozny|60 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Minsk|65 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Zagreb|70 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 Dortmund|60 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 Kyiv|60 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Paris|65 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Warsaw|70 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Rome|70 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2023 Warsaw|65 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Budapest|65 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Juniors Championships}}

{{MedalSilver |2011 Zrenjanin|60 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Cadets Championships}}

{{MedalSilver |2008 Daugavpils|54 kg}}

| show-medals = Yes

}}

Haji Aliyev ({{langx|az|Hacı Azər oğlu Əliyev}};{{cite web |url=http://awf-az.org/bortsy/item/liyev-haci-azr-oglu |title=Əliyev Hacı Azər oğlu |access-date=2014-12-22 |work=awf-az.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222005351/http://awf-az.org/bortsy/item/liyev-haci-azr-oglu |archive-date=2014-12-22}} born 21 April 1991),{{cite web |title=Haji Aliyev - AWF Interview 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m06YXv7j82o |publisher=Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation |date=17 November 2014}} is an Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 61 kg division in the 2014 European Wrestling Championships and won the gold medal after beating Bekkhan Goygereyev of Russia.

Aliyev won his first world championship gold medal in the freestyle 61 kg class in the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent.

Moreover, Aliyev got his second and third gold medals in Las Vegas 2015 and Paris 2017.http://awf.az/en/x-b-rl-r/d-nya-empionati/item/3999-ddzh-2017-hadz-aeliyev-udzhzhat-dunya-dzhempionu-oldu-foto {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for the host country Azerbaijan in wrestling, more specifically, Men's freestyle in the 61 kilogram range. He earned a bronze medal.

He competed in the 57 kg division at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal after beating Vladimir Dubov of Bulgaria.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-mens-freestyle-57-kg |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-08-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922183948/https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-mens-freestyle-57-kg |archive-date=2016-09-22}} He was the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the closing ceremonies.{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-closing-ceremony |title=The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony |date=2016-08-21 |access-date=2016-08-22}}

His personal coach is Elman Azimzadeh.

After this success, Haji Aliyev won the European Championship among juniors held in Dawgwils, Latvia. 17-year-old Haji Aliyev, who competed in 54 kg, confidently defeated all his rivals at the finals and defeated Georgian Vladimir Khincheashvili at the decisive game and was awarded the silver medal of the European Championship. On July 25, President of the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation Fazil Mammadov received the wrestlers who won the European Championship among juniors, including Haji Aliyev. Haci Aliyev participated in his last race in Istanbul, Turkey in 2008. Haci Aliyev, who competed in the "Presidential Tournament", was not in the list of medalists.

In 2009, Haji Aliyev won the first place in the Azerbaijani Youth Championship in February. Haci Aliyev, who tried hard in 60 kilograms, defeated Aghahuseyn Muradov in the finals and won the silver medal of the race. In March, Haji Aliyev joined the international tournament in Riga, Latvia and finished in the 5th place.

Haji Aliyev has made his next achievements in 2009 in domestic competitions. He won the tournament in October among young people dedicated to the memory of the Azerbaijani National Hero Aliyar Aliyev and became the champion of the race. In December, Haji Aliyev has won the first place among adults. He defeated all his opponents in the Cup of Azerbaijan and became the winner of the tournament.

In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 65 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.{{Cite news |last=Shefferd |first=Neil |date=18 December 2020 |title=Russia close UWW Individual Championships in style with four more golds on final day |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102178/russia-close-uww-champs-with-more-golds |url-status=live |access-date=19 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218224649/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102178/russia-close-uww-champs-with-more-golds |archive-date=18 December 2020}}{{Cite web |title=2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book |url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218212337/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf |archive-date=18 December 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 |website=United World Wrestling}}

In August 2021 in 2020 Summer Olympics, he defeated Daulet Niyazbekov{{Cite web |date=2021-08-06 |title=Tokyo 2020: Bajrang Punia Through to Semis; Will Face Rio Olympics Bronze Medallist Haji Aliyev |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/tokyo-2020-bajrang-punia-through-to-semis-will-face-rio-olympics-bronze-medallist-haji-aliyev-4052069.html |access-date=2021-08-06 |website=News18 |language=en}} to enter Semi Finals round.

He lost his bronze medal match in the 65{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for Azerbaijan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.{{Cite web |title=2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408164811/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2024 |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}