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Jeykhun Mammadov
Jeykhun Mammadov
Birth date: 23.05.1968
Birth place: Agdam, Azerbaijan, USSR
Achievements: 6-time world champion, 6-time European champion, Possesses an Order of Merit of Azerbaijan, Honored worker of physical education and sports
Couches: Jafar Mamedov, Abulfaz Aliyev
Fact: started his sports career in wrestling at 11 years without his parents’ permission, and then took an interest in SAMBO.
In 1992 Mamedov makes his first "golden double" by winning both the European Championship and the World Cup. Jeykhun repeats this achievement next year: at the World Championship in Novi Sad (Serbia) and the European Championship in Panevezys (Lithuania) he rises to the top of the podium.
In 1995 after his fifth world champion title the president of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev personally congratulated the athlete and awarded him the medal "Tereggi" ("Progress").
Heads the Sambo Federation of Azerbaijan since 2003, also a member of the executive committee of the European Federation of Sambo.
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"Overcoming" 5 MayFIAS Backs Adaptive SAMBO Research Project for Children with Autism
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"Overcoming" 29 AprilScott BAILEY: “What really stood out was the brotherhood you see through sport”
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Did you see it? 18 DecemberSAMBO Federation Sri Lanka Meets with Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
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Personalities 12 AugustBrad Flores: “I Had a Feeling I Was Going to Become Champion”
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Personalities 12 AugustPriscila Souza: “The Hardest Part Was Patiently Waiting for My Turn on the Mat”
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Personalities 11 AugustSAMBO Ambassador Islam Makhachev Visits “Try SAMBO” Event in Philadelphia
- Watch World Sambo Championships 2022. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 17 November 2022
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Personalities 12 AugustBrad Flores: “I Had a Feeling I Was Going to Become Champion”
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Personalities 12 AugustPriscila Souza: “The Hardest Part Was Patiently Waiting for My Turn on the Mat”
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Personalities 11 AugustSAMBO Ambassador Islam Makhachev Visits “Try SAMBO” Event in Philadelphia