Gurban Gurbanov (wrestler)
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| Native name | Qurban Osman oğlu Qurbanov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 82 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gurban Gurbanov (born 28 January 2002) is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 82 kg division. He won the gold medal at the 2025 European Wrestling Championships.[1]
In September 2017, Gurbanov took first place at World Cadets Championships in Greece.[2] In May 2018, he finished second at European Cadets Wrestling Championships in Skopje.[3] In September 2021, he took silver at the First CIS Games in Kazan.
In October 2022, Gurbanov won the Under-23 World Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.[4] In March 2023, Gurbanov won the European Under-23 Championship in Bucharest, defeating Ukraine's Irfan Mirzoev in the final.[5]
In the 2025 European Wrestling Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia, after bypassing the first round, he reached the final by defeating Armenian Samvel Grigoryan 3-1 in the second round, Islam Aliev competing for the World Wrestling Union 2-1 in the quarterfinals, and Georgian Gela Bolkvadze 4-0 in the semifinals. He won the gold medal by defeating Hungarian Erik Szilvássy 6-0 in the final match.[6]
In April 2026, at the European Championship in the Albanian capital Tirana, he defeated Georgian athlete Gela Bolkvadze 4:2 in the semifinal and advanced to the final. In the final, he overcame his opponent from Russia, Adlet Tyulyubayev, with a score of 4:2 and won the gold medal.[7]
