Turan Bayramov (Azerbaijani: Turan Rövşən oğlu Bayramov; born 11 January 2001) is an Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms,[2] and 74 kilograms. Bayramov claimed a silver medal from the 2021 European Championships (70kg), was the 2019 U23 World Champion and the 2018 Cadet World and Youth Olympic Champion, as well as a medalist at multiple high level age-group competitions.[3]
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Wrestling career
editAge-group level
editAs a cadet, Bayramov placed third and second at the 2017 European and World Championships respectively.[4] The following year, he was able to claim both championships and also became the Youth Olympic Champion.[5] As a junior, he went on to win the European Championship but placed third at the World Championships in 2019.[6] After a second-place finish at the Senior European Championships, Bayramov claimed the Junior European Continental championship in 2021.[7]
Senior level
edit2019–2020
editBayramov made his international freestyle debut aged 18 at the 2019 U23 European Championships, where he lost his first match to place 11th.[8] Despite his placement at the European Championships, Bayramov was able to claim the U23 World Championship after four victories, becoming a three–time non–senior World and Olympic Champion.[9] In 2020, he placed third at the prestigious Yasar Dogu International.[10]
2021
editTo start off the Olympic year, Bayramov placed third at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane, only losing to World Championship silver medalist from the United States James Green.[11] A month later, he placed third at the Ukrainian Memorial, notably defeating US Open champion Joseph McKenna and Junior World Champion Erik Arushanian.[12] In April, Bayramov moved up to 70 kilograms and claimed a silver medal from the European Championships, losing to Israil Kasumov in the finale.[13]
On August 5, Bayramov moved up to 74 kilograms and competed at the Summer Olympics, where after a win over Vasyl Mykhailov from Ukraine, he was downed by two-time World Champion Frank Chamizo Italy to place eight.[14] He was able to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics as Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev was not able to compete due to injury.[15]
2022
editHe won the gold medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[16] He competed in the 74 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[17]
2024 and match fixing scandal
editHe won one of the bronze medals in the men's 74 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[18]
He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan, and advanced to the semifinals, where he met two-time World champion Frank Chamizo.[19] Chamizo stated that he was offered a $300,000 bribe to lose to Bayramov, which Chamizo refused. Several of Chamizo's takedowns were not counted by the referee and the match was tied 8-8 into the final seconds, when Chamizo scored a takedown and earned two points. However, the referee overturned the points after Bayramov's coach challenged. This decision was heavily criticized by the Italian Wrestling Federation and other observers, as Bayramov's knees clearly touched the mat. Although the match was tied, Bayramov was declared the winner on criteria, and consequently moved into the finals and qualified for the Olympics. Chamizo accused the referee of match fixing.[20][21] Two weeks after the tournament, the refereeing body that officiated the match were suspended by the UWW after two independent panels ruled the bout was scored incorrectly. However, due to a policy the result could not be changed after the winner is officially declared.[22]
Freestyle record
editReferences
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- ^ "U23 World Championship: Andreu Ortega and Goleij Claim Second Titles". WrestlingTV. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Bayramov reaches 65kg final at UWW Under-23 World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ tim. "Media Accreditation Process for 2018 Wrestling World Championships Now Open". UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Iran claim two gold medals at UWW World Junior Wrestling Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Eric. "Bayramov Bulldozes Way to Second Junior Euro Title". UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Klingman, Kyle. "Seven men's freestyle wrestlers to watch at the U23 Worlds". Trackwrestling. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Taylor. "Andreu Ortega and Goleij Claim Second U23 World Titles at #WrestleBudapest". UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Azerbaijani wrestlers win Yasar Dogu memorial tournament in Turkey". AzerNews.az. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Azerbaijani freestyle wrestlers take five medals at Henri Deglane Grand Prix". azertag.az. 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Azerbaijan's wrestler takes gold at international tournament in Ukraine". azertag.az. 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Güləşçimiz Turan Bayramov qitə birinciliyini ikinci pillədə başa vurub". azertag.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Possible CUBAN DUEL for a medal in wrestling – Complete Swing". today.in-24.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ @wrestling (20 July 2021). "Azerbaijan's Turan BAYRAMOV will replace injured Khadzhimurad GADZHIYEV at 74kg at the #WrestleTokyo Olympic Games" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Chiusano, Mattia (8 April 2024). "Chamizo attacca gli arbitri della lotta: "Venduti e corrotti". Scandalo a Baku, ora l'azzurro rischia le Olimpiadi" [Chamizo attacks the referees of the fight: "Sold out and corrupt". Scandal in Baku, now the Italian risks the Olympics]. la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Italian wrestler Chamizo claims he rejected $300,000 bribe to throw a match he controversially lost". Associated Press. 11 April 2024. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "UWW decision regarding Chamizo-Bayramov bout". United World Wrestling. 23 April 2024. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
External links
edit- Turan Bayramov at United World Wrestling
- Turan Bayramov at the International Wrestling Database
- Turan Bayramov at Olympics.com
- Turan Bayramov at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Turan Bayramov at Olympedia (archive)
- Turan Bayramov at Olympic.az (in Azerbaijani)