Magomedgaji Nurov, sometimes written as Magomedgadzhi Nurov (Macedonian: Магомедгаџи Омардибирович Нуров, born 19 April 1993) is a Russian-Macedonian freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. He represented North Macedonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Career
Nurov won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 97kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.
In 2019, Nurov competed in the men's freestyle 97kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. He lost his bronze medal match against Aliaksandr Hushtyn of Belarus.
Nurov won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 97kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. He competed in the 97kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
Nurov competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. Nurov also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.
Achievements
YearTournamentLocationResultEvent2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain 1stFreestyle 97kg2019World ChampionshipsNur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rdFreestyle 97kg2022Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria 1stFreestyle 97kg
References
External links
Magomedgaji Nurov at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics (archived)