Vugar Orujov

Vugar Orujov
Вугар Оруджев
Personal information
Full nameVugar Nariman oglu Orujov
NationalityRussian
Belarusian
Born(1971-10-26)26 October 1971
Baku, Soviet Union
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
Russia
Belarus
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubMinsk freestyle wrestling club
Coached byZhora Dzhangirov
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona48 kg
European Championships
1992 Kaposvar48 kg
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
1991 Varna48 kg
European Championships
1991 Stuttgart48 kg
Representing  Belarus
World Championships
1993 Toronto48 kg
Representing  Russia
World Championships
1995 Atlanta48 kg
European Championships
1995 Fribourg48 kg
1996 Budapest48 kg
World Cup
1995 Chattanooga48 kg

Vugar Nariman oglu Orujov (Azerbaijani: Vüqar Nəriman oğlu Orucov, Russian: Оруджев Вугар Нариман оглы, born 26 October 1971 in Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian two-time freestyle wrestling world champion and an Olympic bronze medalist of Azerbaijani heritage.

He competed in both the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he competed for the Unified Team, and the 1996 Summer Olympics, taking third and fourth respectively. He is currently a head coach at Nassau Community College in East Garden City, New York.

He has three sons. His middle son, Vitali Arujau, represents Cornell University in NCAA Division I and won the 2023 and 2024 at 133 lb as well as gold at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships at 61 kg, joining his father as a world champion.