Vugar Rahimov
Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
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Vugar Hamidullovych Rahimov (also Vyugar Ragymov, Ukrainian: Вьюгар Гамидуллович Рагімов; born February 5, 1986, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler of Azerbaijani descent, who played for the men's featherweight category.[1][2] He captured a silver medal for his division at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund, Germany, losing out to Armenia's Roman Amoyan.[3] Ragymov is currently a member of the wrestling team for Metallurg Zaporzhye in his current residence Zaporizhia, and is coached and trained by Evgeny Chertkov.[1]
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| Full name | Vugar Hamidullovych Rahimov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Metallurg Zaporozhye[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Evgeny Chertkov[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rakhimov represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match to China's Li Shujin, with a three-set technical score (0–4, 2–0, 0–2), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4]
