Elmar Gasimov

Elmar Gasimov
Gasimov after 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityAzerbaijani
Born (1990-11-02) 2 November 1990 (age 33)
Xırdalan, Azerbaijani SSR
OccupationJudoka
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2016)
World Champ.Bronze (2017)
European Champ.Silver (2014)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍100 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Montpellier ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍100 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tyumen ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Osaka ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Samsun ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Samsun ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Qingdao ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Yerevan ‍–‍100 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF20
JudoInside.com47815
Updated on 24 May 2023

Elmar Gasimov (Azerbaijani: Elmar Qasimov, born 2 November 1990) is an Azerbaijani judoka, who competes in the -100 kg division. He has competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016.[1][2][3] He has also won a bronze at the 2017 World Championships,[3] and a silver (2014)[4] and two bronze medals (2012 and 2019) at European level.[5][6]

He also won a gold medal at the 2009 European Youth Championship in Yerevan, after defeating Lukáš Krpálek in the final.[7][8] He later lost to Krpálek in the finals of the 2014 European Championships and of the 2016 Olympics.[1]

Gasimov narrowly missed out on a second bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships, losing to Aaron Wolf with 33 seconds left in the bronze medal match.[9] He began practising judo in 1999.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Elmar Gasimov". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elmar Qasımov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b Elmar Gasimov. JudoInside.com
  4. ^ a b "Elmar Gasimov: Focus is everything". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. ^ "European Championships Chelyabinsk, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  6. ^ "European Games Minsk, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  7. ^ Azimov, Rustam (15 September 2009). "Чемпион Европы по дзюдо: "Мы смогли поднять Ереван ради азербайджанского гимна"". www.1news.az. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Откровения азербайджанского журналиста о поездке в Ереван". www.trend.az. 17 September 2009.
  9. ^ "Jorge Fonseca stars for Portugal with first ever world title". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.