Sharif Sharifov

{{short description|Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler}}

{{Family name hatnote|Naidhajavovich|Sharifov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

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| name = Sharif Sharifov
Şərif Şərifov

| image = 2016 Summer Olympics, Men's Freestyle Wrestling 86 kg awarding ceremony 6.jpg

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| national_team = {{AZE}}

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| fullname = Sharif Naidhajavovich Sharifov

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|11|11}}

| birth_place = Gunukh, Charodinsky District, Dagestan, Russia

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| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|86|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
{{convert|97|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| country = Russia
Azerbaijan

| sport = Wrestling

| event = Freestyle

| collegeteam =

| club = Gamidov WC
Atasport (AZE)

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| coach = Anvar Magomedgadzhiev, Omar Kuramagomedov (RUS)

|medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's freestyle wrestling }}

{{MedalCountry | {{AZE}} }}

{{MedalCompetition |Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalGold|2012 London|84 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Rio de Janeiro|86 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2011 Istanbul|84 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Nur-Sultan|97 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2009 Herning|84 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Bucharest|92 kg }}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Baku|84 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Kaspiysk|92 kg }}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Dortmund|84 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition | Islamic Solidarity Games}}

{{MedalBronze | 2017 Baku | 86 kg }}

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Sharif Naidhajavovich Sharifov ({{langx|ru|Шариф Наидгаджавович Шарифов}}, {{langx|az|Şərif Şərifov|italics=no}}; born 11 November 1988, in Gunukh, Charodinsky District, Dagestan) is a Russian-Azerbaijani former wrestler. Sharifov finished first in the World Championships and won a bronze in the European Championships.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtoopall.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61%3Aazerbaijani-wrestlers-sharif-sharifov-maria-stadnik-called-best-in-the-world-&lang=en |title=Azerbaijani wrestlers Sharif Sharifov, Maria Stadnik called best in the world |publisher=Mtoopall.com |date=9 February 2012 |access-date=28 May 2012}}{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} At the 2012 Summer Olympics Sharifov won a gold medal in the 84 kg event after defeating Puerto Rican Jaime Espinal.[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501714_162-57491521/sharif-sharifov-of-azerbaijan-wins-olympic-wrestling-gold-medal-in-mens-84-kilogram-freestyle/ CBS News. Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan wins Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 84-kilogram freestyle]{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he beat Bi Shengfeng and Zbigniew Baranowski before losing to Abdulrashid Sadulaev. Sharifov won the bronze medal after beating Pedro Ceballos in the repechage.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-mens-freestyle-86-kg |title=Rio 2016 - Men's Freestyle 86 kg |date=20 August 2016 |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922184531/https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-mens-freestyle-86-kg |archive-date=22 September 2016 |access-date=3 October 2017}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sharif-sharifov |title=Sharif Sharifov |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210143907/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sharif-sharifov |archive-date=10 December 2016}}