Elmar Gasimov

Elmar Gasimov (Azerbaijani: Elmar Qasimov, born 2 November 1990) is an Azerbaijani judoka, who competes in the -100 kg division. He has competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016.[1][2][3] He has also won a bronze at the 2017 World Championships,[3] and a silver (2014)[4] and two bronze medals (2012 and 2019) at European level.[5][6]

Elmar Gasimov
Gasimov after 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityAzerbaijani
Born (1990-11-02) 2 November 1990
Xırdalan, Azerbaijan
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportJudo
Medal record
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro–100 kg
World Championships
2017 Budapest–100 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk–100 kg
European Championships
2014 Montpellier–100 kg
2012 Chelyabinsk–100 kg
2019 Minsk–100 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Baku–100 kg

He also won a gold medal at the 2009 European Youth Championship in Yerevan, after defeating Lukáš Krpálek in the final.[7][8] He later lost to Krpálek in the finals of the 2014 European Championships and of the 2016 Olympics.[1]

Gasimov narrowly missed out on a second bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships, losing to Aaron Wolf with 33 seconds left in the bronze medal match.[9] He began practising judo in 1999.[4]

References
  1. Elmar Gasimov Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. Elmar Qasımov. sports-reference.com
  3. Elmar Gasimov. JudoInside.com
  4. "Elmar Gasimov: Focus is everything". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. "European Championships Chelyabinsk, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  6. "European Games Minsk, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  7. Azimov, Rustam (15 September 2009). "Чемпион Европы по дзюдо: "Мы смогли поднять Ереван ради азербайджанского гимна"". www.1news.az. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  8. "Откровения азербайджанского журналиста о поездке в Ереван". www.trend.az. 17 September 2009.
  9. "Jorge Fonseca stars for Portugal with first ever world title". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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