Namig Abdullayev

Namig Abdullayev
Personal information
Born4 January 1971 (1971-01-04) (age 54)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubNeftçi, Baku
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney55 kg
1996 Atlanta52 kg
World Championships
1994 Istanbul52 kg
1998 Tehran54 kg
2002 Tehran55 kg
2006 Guangzhou55 kg
European Championships
1994 Rome52 kg
1995 Fribourg52kg
2003 Rijeka54 kg
1997 Warsaw52 kg
2006 Moscow55 kg
1996 Budapest52 kg
World Cup
2004 Baku55 kg

Namig Yadulla Abdullayev (Azerbaijani: Namiq Abdullayev, born 4 January 1971) is a retired Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler, who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as three gold medals at European championships and three silver medals at world championships.

A three-time Olympian, Abdullayev won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 52 kg category and the gold in the 55 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated early.

Abdullayev retired in 2009.