Toghrul Asgarov

Toghrul Asgarov
Asgarov at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native nameToğrul Əsgərov
Full nameTogrul Shahriyar oglu Asgarov
Nationality Azerbaijan
Born (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 , Ganja, Azerbaijan
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportWrestling
Weight class65 kg
EventFreestyle
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals (2012) (2016)
World finals (2010) 5th (2015)
Regional finals (2012)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
2012 London60 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro65 kg
World Championships
2010 Moscow55 kg
World Cup
2015 Los Angeles65 kg
European Games
2015 Baku65 kg
European Championships
2012 Belgrade60 kg
World Juniors Championships
2011 Bucharest60 kg
2010 Budapest55 kg
European Juniors Championships
2010 Samokov55 kg
World Juniors Cup
2011 Plauen60 kg
European Cadets Championships
2009 Zrenjanin54 kg
2008 Daugavpils46 kg

Toghrul Shahriyar oghlu Asgarov (Azerbaijani: Toğrul Əsgərov; born on September 17, 1992, Ganja, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani wrestler. He is an Olympic and European champion in freestyle wrestling.

In 2012 Summer Olympics Toghrul Asgarov won Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 60-kilogram freestyle, beating Besik Kudukhov of Russia by a score of (1-0, 5-0).

In May 2017, he was disqualified for one year due to the doping rules violation (higenamine).