Rafig Hajiyev (Russian: Рафик Гаджиев, Azerbaijani: Rafiq Hacıyev, born 1946 in Baku)[1] is a retired Soviet freestyle wrestler of Azerbaijani origin. He held the Soviet and European titles in 1970, and won silver medals at the 1973 European and 1974 world championships.[2] He retired from competitions in 1976 and then had a long career as a police officer, reaching the rank of colonel. He remained active in wrestling as a coach.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Рафик Гаджиев: «Сегодняшним успехам азербайджанских спортсменов я радуюсь больше, чем своим собственным» - ФОТО. 1news.az (26 March 2012, interview in Russian)
  2. ^ Gadshiev, Rafik (URS). iat.uni-leipzig.de


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafig_Hajiyev
No tags for this post.