Rasul Chunayev

Rasul Abakar oghlu Chunayev (Azerbaijani: Rəsul Çunayev) is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler. He was born 7 January 1991 in Yeni Şərif,[1] Balakən, Azerbaijan, to Avar parents. He is a world champion and European vice-champion in men's Greco-Roman wrestling.[2]

Career

In 2015, he won gold medal at 2015 European Games and became the first athlete to win gold while being on active duty for Azerbaijani Armed Forces.[3]

Chunayev loves dancing. His character is frequently described as laid-back and relaxed. His most notable celebration came after Chunayev defeated Russian wrestler Islambek Albiev at the 2013 Summer Universiade, when he performed the Lezginka, a traditional dance of the Caucacus, on the mat.[4][5] He also gave a military salute as a sign of respect to the Azerbaijani families of victims in Karabakh after defeating Armenian wrestler Varsham Boranyan during 2014 World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent.[6]

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Olympic medalists for Azerbaijan
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Gold medalists	Zemfira Meftahatdinova Namig Abdullayev Farid Mansurov Elnur Mammadli Toghrul Asgarov Sharif Sharifov Radik Isayev
Silver medalists	Namig Abdullayev Rovshan Bayramov (2) ~~Vitaliy Rahimov~~ Mariya Stadnik (2) Rustam Orujov Elmar Gasimov Valentin Demyanenko Toghrul Asgarov Lorenzo Sotomayor Khetag Gazyumov
Bronze medalists	Vugar Alakbarov Irada Ashumova Zemfira Meftahatdinova Fuad Aslanov Aghasi Mammadov Movlud Miraliyev Mariya Stadnik Khetag Gazyumov (2) Shahin Imranov ~~Valentin Hristov~~ Emin Ahmadov Yuliya Ratkevich Teymur Mammadov Magomedrasul Majidov Sabah Shariati Inna Osypenko-Radomska Rasul Chunayev Patimat Abakarova Kamran Shakhsuvarly Nataliya Synyshyn Haji Aliyev Jabrayil Hasanov Milad Beigi Sharif Sharifov