Toghrul Shahriyar oghlu Asgarov (Azerbaijani: Toğrul Əsgərov; born on September 17, 1992, Ganja, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani wrestler. He is an Olympic and European champion in freestyle wrestling.
In 2012 Summer Olympics Toghrul Asgarov won Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 60-kilogram freestyle, beating Besik Kudukhov of Russia by a score of (1-0, 5-0).[1][2][3]
In May 2017, he was disqualified for one year due to the doping rules violation (higenamine).[4]
References
- ^ "Result: Toghrul Asgarov wins gold in men's 60kg freestyle". Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ "Reuters. Wrestling: Azerbaijan's Asgarov wins 60kg gold". Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Washington Post. Azerbaijan wins two golds on mat". Archived from the original on 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "Борцы Азербайджана дисквалифицированы из-за допинга. Среди них Тогрул Аскеров". Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
External links
- Toghrul Asgarov at United World Wrestling
- Toghrul Asgarov at the International Wrestling Database
- Toghrul Asgarov at Olympics.com
- Toghrul Asgarov at Olympedia
- Bio on Fila-Wrestling.com[permanent dead link]
- Video about career of Toghrul Asgarov
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