Ramil Guliyev

Ramil Guliyev (Azerbaijani: Ramil Eldar oğlu Quliyev; born 29 May 1990) is an Azerbaijani-born[3] naturalized Turkish sprinter. He competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres events.[4][5] At the 2017 World Championships, Guliyev became World Champion in the men's 200 metre race, winning Turkey's first ever gold medal in the World Championships.[6] His club is Fenerbahçe Athletics. In 2018, he won the gold medal in the 200 m event at the European Championships.

Ramil Guliyev
Ramil Guliyev at the 2017 World Championships in London
Personal information
Full nameRamil Eldar oğlu Quliyev
NationalityAzerbaijani
Turkish
Born (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportRunning, Track and field
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
ClubFenerbahçe Athletics
Coached by
  • Eldar Guliyev (until 2010)
  • Oleg Mukhin (2010–present)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
2017 London200 m
European Championships
2018 Berlin200 m
2018 Berlin4×100 m relay
2016 Amsterdam200 m
European Team Championships
2017 Vaasa200 m
2015 Heraklion200 m
2014 Braunschweig200 m
2014 Braunschweig100 m
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona200 m
2018 Tarragona4×100 m relay
2013 Mersin100 m
2013 Mersin200 m
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Baku100 m
2017 Baku200 m
2017 Baku4×100 m relay
Balkan Championships
2016 Pitești200 m
2016 Pitești100 m
2015 Pitești200 m
2015 Pitești4×100 m relay
2014 Pitești200 m
2014 Pitești100 m
Universiade
2015 Gwangju200 m
2015 Gwangju100 m
Representing  Azerbaijan
Universiade
2009 Belgrade200 m
European Junior Championships
2009 Novisad200 m
2009 Novisad100 m
World Youth Championships
2007 Ostrava200 m
European Youth Olympic Festival
2007 Belgrade200 m
2007 Belgrade100 m
Representing Europe
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava200 m
2018 Ostrava4 × 100 m relay

Career

He competed at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, winning a silver medal in the 100 m and a gold medal in the 200 m.[7] He also competed in Berlin at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, finishing seventh at the age of 19 when Usain Bolt set his world record at 200m.

He holds the national and national junior records in both events. He is also the 200 m European junior record holder and national junior record holder in the 60 metres.[8] His 200 m time is the second fastest by a junior athlete, after Usain Bolt's 19.93 sec.[9][10] He came second in the men's European Athletics Rising Star of the Year Award for his achievements in 2009.[11]

Move to Turkey

In April 2011, the IAAF enacted a transfer delay in line with its international rules, banning Guliyev from representing any country other than Azerbaijan until April 2014.[12] The runner argued that the training and financial support that he received in Turkey was significant, and that the people, language, and culture were very similar between the two countries, though his home federation remained open to him representing Azerbaijan internationally again.[13] Following negotiations with the Azerbaijani Ministry of Youth and Sports, Guliyev confirmed his original decision not to compete for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan's Minister of Youth and Sports Azad Rahimov explained this by Guliyev's putting forward too unreasonable financial demands for a young athlete and expressed doubt that Guliyev's representation of Turkey in the 2012 Summer Olympics would be successful.[14]

On September 8, 2015, he ran the 200 metres race, part of the Hanžeković Memorial in Zagreb timed in 19.88. At the time that ranked him tied for the 34th best performer of all time and #6 for 2015.

On August 10, 2017, he won the men's 200 metre race at the London 2017 IAAF World Championship in a time of 20.09.[15]

After his historic success he stated that "if not for Fenerbahçe, I would have probably quit athletics a long time ago. All my achievements are thanks to my club."[16]

He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships with a time 19.76 s, setting the new championships record.[17]

Coach

He was trained by his father Eldar Quliyev until the latter's death from a heart attack in June 2010.[18][19]

Statistics

Personal bests
Event Time Competition Venue Date Notes
60 metres 6.58 Sumy, Ukraine 13 January 2012
100 metres 9.97 Turkish Club Championships Bursa, Turkey 6 July 2017
200 metres 19.76 European Championships Berlin, Germany 9 August 2018 NR CR
300 metres 32.61 Folksam Grand Prix Karlstad, Sweden 27 July 2016
4 × 100 metres relay 37.98 European Championships Berlin, Germany 12 August 2018 NR
4 × 200 metres relay 1:23.55 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 3 May 2015 NR
  • All information from IAAF profile.[20]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Azerbaijan
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 58th (h) 100 m 10.91
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd 200 m 20.72
European Youth Olympic Festival Belgrade, Serbia 1st 100 m 10.50 w
1st 200 m 20.98 GR
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 27th (h) 60 m 6.84
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th 200 m 21.00
Olympic Games Beijing, China 24th (qf) 200 m 20.66 NR PB
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 7th 60 m 6.67
Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 1st 200 m 20.04 NR PB
European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 2nd 100 m 10.16
1st 200 m 20.33 CR
World Championships Berlin, Germany 7th 200 m 20.61
Representing  Turkey
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 2nd 100 m 10.23 SB
2nd 200 m 20.46 SB
Universiade Kazan, Russia 8th (sf) 200 m 20.84
2014 European Team Championships Braunschweig, Germany 3rd 100 m 10.37
2nd 200 m 20.57
11th 4 × 100 m relay 40.25
Balkan Championships Pitești, Romania 1st 100 m 10.24
1st 200 m 21.04
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland – 100 m DQ
6th 200 m 20.48
14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.83 PB
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 9th (h) 4 × 200 m relay 1:23.55 NR PB
European Team Championships Heraklion, Greece 1st 200 m 20.67 SB
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 3rd 100 m 10.16
3rd 200 m 20.59 SB
Balkan Championships Pitești, Romania 1st 200 m 20.59
1st 4×100 m relay 39.35 PB
World Championships Beijing, China 6th 200 m 20.11
2016 Balkan Championships Pitești, Romania 1st 100 m 10.30
1st 200 m 20.98
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 6th 100 m 10.23
2nd 200 m 20.51
14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.58
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th 200 m 20.43
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.30 PB
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st 100 m 10.06 PB GR
1st 200 m 20.08 SB GR
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.56
European Team ChampionshipsVaasa, Finland1st200 m20.20 CR
World Championships London, England 1st 200 m 20.09
7th 4 × 100 m relay 38.73
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 1st 200 m 20.15 GR
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.50
European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 200 m 19.76 NR PB CR
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 37.98 NR PB
Continental CupOstrava, Czech Republic2nd200 m20.281
2nd4 × 100 m relay38.961
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 7th 4 × 100 m relay 39.13
World Championships Doha, Qatar 5th 200 m 20.07
– 4 × 100 m relay DQ

1Representing Europe

200 m

4 × 100 m relay

References
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  2. Dennehy, Cathal (9 August 2018). "Warholm blazes 47.64 while Guliyev clocks 19.76 at European Championships". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. Господа чиновники, извинитесь перед Рамилем Гулиевым!
  4. Azərbaycan atleti Ramil Quliyev dünya çempionatına mübarizə aparacaq Archived 2009-08-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
  5. Рамиль Гулиев завоевал вторую золотую медаль для Азербайджана на Универсиаде (in Russian)
  6. "Turkey win their first ever gold at World Championship". Sky Sports. 11 August 2017.
  7. Minshull, Phil (2009-07-25). Lemaître sets European Junior 100m record - Euro Jnr Champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-25.
  8. Jalaka, Mirko. Ramil Guliyev Azerbaijan. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2009-07-17.
  9. Mulkeen, John (2009-08-08). Men's 200m - PREVIEW Archived 2009-09-08 at WebCite. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-08.
  10. http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=j/season=0/sex=M/all=y/legal=A/disc=200/detail.html
  11. France's Lemaître named men's European Athletics Rising Star. European Athletics (2009-09-28). Retrieved on 2009-10-31.
  12. "Результаты Рамиля Гулиева за три года будут засчитываться за Азербайджан". Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  13. Minshull, Phil (2011-05-20). Ramil Guliyev to miss Worlds, Olympics as transfer turns sour. Universal Sports. Retrieved on 2011-05-31.
  14. Azad Rahimov: Guliyev Requires Too Much. 1news.az. 4 July 2012.
  15. "Ramil Guliyev tears up the script in 200m to eclipse Wayde van Niekerk". The Guardian. 11 August 2017.
  16. "Ramil Guliyev: F.Bahçe olmasaydı atletizmi bırakmıştım". ensonhaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  17. European Championships 2018: Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake wins 200m silver. bbc.com. 9 August 2018.
  18. Чемпионат Европы без Рамиля Гулиева (in Russian)
  19. Azərbaycanlı sprinterin atası vəfat edib (in Azerbaijani)
  20. "Ramil GULIYEV | Profile". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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