Heiki Nabi

Heiki Nabi (born 6 June 1985) is an Estonian Olympic champion Greco-Roman wrestler.

Heiki Nabi
Heiki Nabi at the 2012 London Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985
Hilleste, Estonia
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight114 kg (251 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Representing  Estonia
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Summer Olympics
2012 London120 kg
World Championships
2006 Guangzhou96 kg
2013 Budapest120 kg
2017 Paris130 kg
2014 Tashkent130 kg
2019 Nur-Sultan130 kg
European Games
2015 Baku130 kg
Universiade
2005 İzmir96 kg
Updated on 23 August 2017.

Nabi was born in Hilleste, Hiiumaa. At the 2006 World Wrestling Championships he won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman (96 kg) category and became the first amateur wrestling World Champion for his home country, because previous Estonian wrestling World Champion August Englas (1953 and 1954) competed for Soviet Union. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Nabi won the silver medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 120kg.

Nabi (right) greeted by former Estonian wrestler August Englas in 2007.

Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2005 European Championships Varna, Bulgaria 17th Greco-Roman 120 kg
Universiade İzmir, Turkey 3rd Greco-Roman 96 kg
2006 European Championships Moscow, Russia 9th Greco-Roman 96 kg
University World Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 3rd Greco-Roman 96 kg
World Championships Guangzhou, China 1st Greco-Roman 96 kg
2007 European Championships Sofia, Bulgaria 5th Greco-Roman 96 kg
World Championships Baku, Azerbaijan 24th Greco-Roman 96 kg
2008 European Championships Tampere, Finland 5th Greco-Roman 96 kg
2009 European Championships Vilnius, Lithuania 7th Greco-Roman 96 kg
World Championships Herning, Denmark 11th Greco-Roman 96 kg
2010 European Championships Baku, Azerbaijan 14th Greco-Roman 120 kg
World Championships Moscow, Russia 14th Greco-Roman 120 kg
2011 European Championships Dortmund, Germany 5th Greco-Roman 120 kg
World Championships Istanbul, Turkey 27th Greco-Roman 120 kg
2012 European Championships Belgrade, Serbia 16th Greco-Roman 120 kg
Summer Olympics London, Great Britain 2nd Greco-Roman 120 kg
2013 European Championships Tbilisi, Georgia 14th Greco-Roman 120 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Greco-Roman 120 kg
2014 European Championships Vantaa, Finland 11th Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Las Vegas, United States 8th Greco-Roman 130 kg
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2016 European Championships Riga, Latvia 10th Greco-Roman 130 kg
Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2017 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 14th Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Paris, France 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
Military World Games Wuhan, China 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
Awards
Preceded by
Gerd Kanter		 Estonian Sportsman of the Year
2012		 Succeeded by
Nikolai Novosjolov


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