Sanan Suleymanov

Sanan Suleymanov is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 77 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[1][2] In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[3][4][5]

Sanan Suleymanov
Suleymanov at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships
Personal information
Native nameSənan Əmrah oğlu Süleymanov
BornDmanisi
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class77 kg
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oslo 77 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade 77 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Rome 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 77 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 77 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest77 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest 72 kg

Career

Suleymanov competed in the 66 kg event at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia without winning a medal.[6] He won his first match against Parviz Nasibov of Ukraine but he was eliminated from the competition by Atakan Yüksel of Turkey.[6]

In 2019, Suleymanov competed in the 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal. At the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, Hungary, he won the silver medal in the 72 kg event.[7][8] In the final, he lost against Mohammad Reza Geraei of Iran. In 2020, Suleymanov competed in the men's 77 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[9]

In March 2021, Suleymanov competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10] In April 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[11][12]

In 2022, Suleymanov won the silver medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[13] He won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[14][15] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[16]

Suleymanov competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia where he was eliminated in his first match.[17]

Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 1st Greco-Roman 77 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 3rd Greco-Roman 77 kg
World Championships Oslo, Norway 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Greco-Roman 77 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2023 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg

References
  1. Burke, Patrick (8 October 2021). "Rafig Huseynov among winners of first Greco-Roman finals at UWW World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. Houston, Michael (11 February 2020). "Teenager Nazaryan wins Greco-Roman gold on day two of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. Kerimkhanov, Abdul (12 February 2020). "Azerbaijan wins 2020 European Wrestling Championship's gold". Azernews. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. Etchells, Daniel (3 November 2019). "Iran add third Greco-Roman gold medal to tally on last day of UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  10. "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  11. Shefferd, Neil (24 April 2021). "Russia claim two golds in men's Greco-Roman finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  12. "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  13. "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  14. Pavitt, Michael (2 April 2022). "Kayaalp continues Greco-Roman domination at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  15. "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  16. "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  17. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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