Ulvu Ganizade

Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler

Ulvu Ganizade

Ulvu Ganizade at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway

Personal information

Born

(1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25)
Sumgait, Azerbaijan

Sport

Country

Azerbaijan

Sport

Amateur wrestling

Weight class

72 kg

Event

Greco-Roman

Medal record

Men's Greco-Roman wrestling

Representing Azerbaijan
World Championships
	2022 Belgrade	72 kg
European Championships
	2023 Zagreb	72 kg
	2024 Bucharest	72 kg
	2020 Rome	72 kg
	2022 Budapest	72 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
	2021 Konya	72 kg
Grand Prix
	2022 Rome	72 kg
World U23 Championships
	2021 Belgrade	72 kg

Ulvu Ganizade is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 72 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[1] He is also a four-time medalist, including gold, at the European Wrestling Championships.

Career

He won one of the bronze medals in the 72 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.^[2]^[3]

At the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, he won one of the bronze medals in the 72 kg event.^[4]^[5]

He also won one of the bronze medals in the 72 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.^[6]^[7] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.^[8]

In April 2023, he won gold medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb,Croatia.^[9] He won the silver medal in the 72 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.^[10]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2020	European Championships	Rome, Italy	3rd	Greco-Roman 72 kg
2022	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	Greco-Roman 72 kg
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	2nd	Greco-Roman 72 kg
	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	2nd	Greco-Roman 72 kg
2023	European Championships	Zagreb, Croatia	1st	Greco-Roman 72 kg
2024	European Championships	Bucharest, Romania	2nd	Greco-Roman 72 kg

References

^ Shefferd, Neil (11 September 2022). "Hosts Serbia take two golds on opening day of finals at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
^ Etchells, Daniel (12 February 2020). "Armenia claim two Greco-Roman titles on day three of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ Dowdeswell, Andrew (3 November 2021). "Russia completes Greco-Roman wrestling slate with nine out of 10 medals at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^ Pavitt, Michael (3 April 2022). "Turkish wrestlers earn Greco-Roman titles as European Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "Джафаров и Ганизаде – новые чемпионы Европы". www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-27.
^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.