This year, 4 members of the Azerbaijani national team took the highest step of the podium at the European Wrestling Championship held in Slovakia.
Idman.biz reports with reference to the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation that the number of gold medals won in continental championships among adults during the period of independence has reached 71.
40 wrestlers of the Azerbaijani national team have experienced the joy of championship. The absolute record holder in the team is Maria Stadnik with 10 victories. She is followed by Haji Aliyev and Khetag Gazumov with 4 titles.
3-time European champions Namig Abdullayev, Jabrayil Hasanov, Rafig Huseynov and Hasrat Jafarov continue this ranking. 8 more wrestlers have "doubled" in the continent's most prestigious competition. 25 of our wrestlers have experienced the joy of becoming European champions once.
It should be noted that since the first European Games held in Baku in 2015 also had the status of the European Championship, the medals won in that competition were also included in the continental championship.
Idman.biz
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