Hasrat Jafarov

Hasrat Jafarov (born 5 October 2002) is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 67 kg division. He won the gold medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships.[1]

Hasrat Jafarov
Personal information
Nationality Azerbaijan
Born (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002
Goranboy, Azerbaijan
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class67 kg
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Belgrade67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Belgrade67 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Zagreb67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Budapest67 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Konya 67 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2022 Rome67 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest67 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Belgrade67 kg
European U23 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2021 Skopje67 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Ufa67 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dortmund67 kg

Career

Hasret Jafarov is the gold medalist of World U23 Championships ; World Junior Championships ; European Junior Championships in 2021. Hasrat Jafarov is the first Greco-Roman wrestler to become a world champion among Azerbaijani U-23 wrestlers. In April 2023 Hasrat Jafarov became the European champion[2]

Hasrat Jafarov won one of the bronze medals in the men's Greco-Roman 67 kg at 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championship.[3] He also won the gold medal in that event at the 2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Ufa, Russia.[4]

In November 2021, he won the gold medal in that event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5][6]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[7]

Hasrat Jafarov became the European champion for the first time at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia by defeating Georgian Joni Khetsuriani 3-2 in the final match of the men's 67 kg wrestling championships. Hasret Caferov, who started the championship from the last 16 round, reached the quarterfinals by defeating his Portuguese rival Pedro Caldas with a pin while leading 2-1. He defeated Norway's Håvard Jørgensen 7-1 in the quarterfinals and Murat Fırat 7-1 in the semifinals to reach the final.[8]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st Greco-Roman 67 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 1st Greco-Roman 67 kg

References
  1. "JAFAROV Hasrat profile page". uww.org.
  2. "Джафаров и Ганизаде – новые чемпионы Европы". www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  3. "European Championships". United World Wrestling.
  4. "Азербайджанский борец греко-римского стиля стал чемпионом мира". m.salamnews.org. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  5. "World Championships". United World Wrestling.
  6. "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  8. "Джафаров и Ганизаде – новые чемпионы Европы".
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