Toghrul Asgarov

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.

Toghrul Asgarov
Asgarov at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native nameToğrul Əsgərov
Full nameTogrul Shahriyar oglu Asgarov
Nationality Azerbaijan
Born (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 , Ganja, Azerbaijan
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportWrestling
Weight class65 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Achievements and titles
World finals (2010) 5th (2015)
Regional finals (2012)
Olympic finals (2012) (2016)

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]

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