Vugar Alakbarov

Vüqar Alakbarov
Alakbarov depicted on an Azerbaijani stamp
Personal information
Full nameVüqar Mursal Alakbarov
Nationality Azerbaijan
Born5 January 1981 (1981-01-05) (age 43)
Mingachevir, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classMiddleweight
ClubNeftchi Petrol, Baku
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Middleweight

Vugar Mursal Alakbarov (Azerbaijani: Vüqar Mursal Ələkbərov; born 5 January 1981) is an Azerbaijani boxer.

Alakbarov competed in the middleweight class (−75 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarter final in the heavyweight class.[1] He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Warsaw, Poland.

  1. ^ "Vüqar Mursal Ələkbərov". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2009.