Nazim Huseynov

{{short description|Azerbaijani Olympic judoka}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

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| caption = Huseynov on a 1996 Azerbaijani stamp

| country = Azerbaijan

| weight_class = –‍60 kg

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| worlds_rank = 2

| worlds_year = 1993

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| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 1992

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| regionals_year2 = 1993

| regionals_weight2 = Men's 60 kg

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| olympics_rank = 1

| olympics_year = 1992

| olympics_weight = Men's 60 kg

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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{EUN}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|G| 1992 Barcelona | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|Country| {{AZE}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|S| 1993 Hamilton | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 1992 Paris | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 1993 Athens | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 1994 Gdansk | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|Country| {{URS}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|B| 1991 Barcelona | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

| updated = 4 June 2023

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Nazim Huseynov ({{langx|az|Nazim Hüseynov}}; born 2 August 1969 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union) is an Azerbaijani judoka who won the Men's {{nbnd}}60 kg in the 1992 Summer Olympics, competing for the Unified Team.{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=23&sp=JUD|title=1992 Summer Olympics|publisher=Databaseolympics.com|accessdate=23 April 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802015357/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=23&sp=JUD|archivedate=2 August 2012}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/nazim-huseynov-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010824/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/nazim-huseynov-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Nazim Hüseynov|trans-title=|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate= 23 April 2014}}

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

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!Year !!Tournament !!Place !!Weight class

1995World Judo Championships

|align="center" | 5th

Extra lightweight (60 kg)
1994European Judo Championships

|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd

Extra lightweight (60 kg)
rowspan=2| 1993World Judo Championships

|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 3rd

Extra lightweight (60 kg)
|European Judo Championships

|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st

Extra lightweight (60 kg)
rowspan=2| 1992Olympic Games

|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st

Extra lightweight (60 kg)
|European Judo Championships

|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st

Extra lightweight (60 kg)
1991World Judo Championships

|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd

Extra lightweight (60 kg)

References

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