Nazim Huseynov

Huseynov on a 1996 Azerbaijani stamp
Personal information
Born	(1969-08-02) 2 August 1969 (age 54)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Azerbaijan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1992)
World Champ.	(1993)
European Champ.	(1992, 1993)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Unified Team Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍60 kg Representing  Azerbaijan World Championships 1993 Hamilton ‍–‍60 kg European Championships 1992 Paris ‍–‍60 kg 1993 Athens ‍–‍60 kg 1994 Gdansk ‍–‍60 kg Representing  Soviet Union World Championships 1991 Barcelona ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	53465, 53293
JudoInside.com	1903
Updated on 4 June 2023.

Nazim Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Nazim Hüseynov; born 2 August 1969 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union) is an Azerbaijani judoka who won the Men's ‍–‍60 kg in the 1992 Summer Olympics, competing for the Unified Team.^[1]

Biography

In 1992 Nazim Huseynov became the first Azerbaijani judoka to win an Olympic gold. Prior to the 1992 Olympics Huseynov won bronze at the 1991 World Judo Championships and the European title at the 1992 European Judo Championships and established himself as one of the top extra-lightweight judokas in the world.^[2]

After the 1992 Olympics and the fall of Soviet Union Hüseynov continued to compete, now representing his native Azerbaijan. In 1993 he defended his European title and won silver medal at the 1993 World Championships held in Hamilton.^[2]

In 1994 Huseynov won silver at the European Championships, but fell off his form after that year and retired from sports in 2000, working as a judo coach.^[2]

Achievements