Heiki Nabi

Heiki Nabi
Heiki Nabi at the 2012 London Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985 (age 39)
Hilleste, Estonia
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight114 kg (251 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Representing  Estonia
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 120 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Guangzhou 96 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest 120 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Paris 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tashkent 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 130 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku 130 kg
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2005 İzmir 96 kg
Updated on 23 August 2017

Heiki Nabi (born 6 June 1985) is an Estonian Olympic champion Greco-Roman wrestler.[1]

Nabi was born in Hilleste, Hiiumaa. At the 2006 World Wrestling Championships he won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman (96 kg) category and became the first amateur wrestling World Champion for his home country, because previous Estonian wrestling World Champion August Englas (1953 and 1954) competed for Soviet Union. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Nabi won the silver medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 120kg.

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[2] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[2] Nabi also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics. However, Nabi received a quota due to reallocations of Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) claimed by the IOC, garnering him a place on the Estonian Olympic team.[3][4] He competed in the 130 kg event at the Olympics and finished 10th.[5]

Nabi (right) greeted by former Estonian wrestler August Englas in 2007.
  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heiki Nabi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Nabi, Heiki". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.