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Hajiyev in 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Baku[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rafig Hajiyev (Russian: Рафик Гаджиев, Azerbaijani: Rafiq Hacıyev, born 1946 in Baku)[1] is a retired Soviet freestyle wrestler of Azerbaijani origin. He held the Soviet and European titles in 1970, and won silver medals at the 1973 European and 1974 world championships.[2] He retired from competitions in 1976 and then had a long career as a police officer, reaching the rank of colonel. He remained active in wrestling as a coach.[1]