Ilgar Mammadov (fencer)

Ilgar Yasharovich Mammadov (also spelled Mamedov, Russian: Ильгар Яшарович Мамедов, Azerbaijani: İlqar Yaşar oğlu Məmmədov; born 15 November 1965 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Soviet and Russian fencer of Azerbaijani origin.[1]

Ilgar Mammadov
Personal information
Born	15 November 1965 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	Foil
Hand	Right-handed
Club	CSKA Moscow
Medal record Men's foil fencing Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team foil World Championships 1989 Denver Team foil Representing  Russia Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team foil World Championships 1995 The Hague Team foil

Career

Mammadov won two Olympic gold medals in the team foil competition, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2][3]

After retiring from competition Mammadov became a fencing master and referee. In 2008 he became the Russian representative to the Refereeing Commission of the International Fencing Federation (FIE). He was appointed director of fencing for the Russian Fencing Federation[4] after Vladislav Pavlovich's resignation following disappointing results at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] In 2013 he was inducted into the FIE's Hall of Fame.[6]

Mammadov graduated from the Baku State University. He married World and European champion fencer Yelena Jemayeva. They live in Moscow and have two daughters: Milena and Ayla.[7]

References

1. Двукратный олимпийский чемпион Ильгар Мамедов. azeri.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2003.
2. "Ilgar Mamedov". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ilgar Mamedov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
4. Mila Volkova (22 September 2012). Мамедов: должность главного тренера – расстрельная. championat.ru (in Russian).
5. "Russia's fencing coach resigns over meager medal haul". RIA Novosti. 5 August 2012.
6. "Mammadov, Ilgar (AZE)". International Fencing Federation. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
7. Tatiana Kolchanova. Елена Жемаева о женской сабле и не только (in Russian). fencingfuture.org.

External links

• Ilgar Mamedov at the International Fencing Federation
• Ilgar Mamedov at the International Olympic Committee
• Ilgar Mamedov at the Olympic Channel