Eljan Hajiyev (born 29 April 2002) is an Azerbaijani judoka.[1] He won gold at the 2024 European Championships in Zagreb and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 29 April 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –90 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R16 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R32 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
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Early life
editHe took up judo when he was ten years-old.[2]
Career
editHe won a bronze medal at the 2021 and 2022 World Judo Juniors Championships. He won gold at the 2022 European Junior Judo Championships in Prague in the 81kg category.[3][4]
He won a bronze medal at 2024 Judo Grand Prix Odivelas in January 2024 in the 90kg division.[5] He won a silver medal at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Paris in the 90kg category.[6] He won a silver medal at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi in March 2024. [7]
He won gold at the 2024 European Judo Championships in Zagreb in April 2024.[8] He won bronze at 2024 Judo Grand Slam Astana in May 2024.[9]
He competed at the 2024 World Judo Championships in Abu Dhabi.[10] He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Eljan Hajiyev". Eurosport. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Eljan Hajiyev: "I want to be a champion at the Olympics and make him happy"". idman.biz.en. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Azerbaijan's Hajiyev wins bronze at world judo championships". azertag. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Eljan Hajidev". Judo Inside. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (29 January 2024). "The last five Grand Prix Portugal gold medals won by European judokas". Inside the Games. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Judoka Hajiyev grabs another silver for Azerbaijan at Paris Grand Slam". azertag.az. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Messner, Nicolas (24 March 2024). "-90kg: Bekauri is Back!". ijf.org. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Eljan Hajiyev: "I have always dreamed of the European Championship"". idman.biz. 28 April 2024.
- ^ MacLennan, Callum (12 May 2024). "-90kg: Varapeyeu Amazes With First Grand Slam Gold". ijf.org. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Eljan Hajiyev's dream is to write history". idman.biz. 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Azerbaijani judokas to participate in 2024 Summer Olympics". azernews. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
External links
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- Eljan Hajiyev at the European Judo Union
- Eljan Hajiyev at the International Judo Federation
- Eljan Hajiyev at JudoInside.com
- Eljan Hajiyev at Olympics.com
- Eljan Hajiyev at The-Sports.org
- Eljan Hajiyev on Instagram
