Haji Aliyev
Azerbaijani wrestler (born 1991)
Hacı Əliyev · 哈吉·阿利耶夫 · ハジ・アリエフ · 하즈 앨리예프
- Born
- 21 April 1991, Nakhchivan
- Citizenship
- Azerbaijan
- Sport
- wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Haji Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Hacı Azər oğlu Əliyev; born 21 April 1991), is an Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler. He competed in the 61 kg division at the 2014 European Wrestling Championships and won the gold medal after defeating Bekkhan Goygereyev of Russia.
Aliyev won his first world championship gold medal in the freestyle 61 kg class in the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent.
Moreover, Aliyev got his second and third gold medals in Las Vegas 2015 and Paris 2017.
In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for the host country Azerbaijan in wrestling, more specifically, Men's freestyle in the 61 kilogram range. He earned a bronze medal.
He competed in the 57 kg division at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal after beating Vladimir Dubov of Bulgaria. He was the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the closing ceremonies.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Wrestling at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – Men's Freestyle 65 kg | 1st place (gold) | |
| wrestling at the 2019 European Games – men's freestyle 65 kg | 1st place (gold) | |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | 2016 | |
| wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 57 kg | 2016 | 3rd place (bronze) |
| wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 65 kg | 2020 | 2nd place (silver) |
| 2022 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 65 kg | 2022 | |
| Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 | 2022 | |
| RAF 10 | 2026 | |
| RAF 13 | 2026 |
Awards and honours
- Humay Award 2015
- Taraggi Medal 2015
- Honorary diploma of President of Azerbaijan Republic 2016
- 2nd degree "For Service to the Fatherland" order 2021
- Azerbaijan Democratic Republic 100th anniversary medal
- Medal "For services in the field of military cooperation"
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q16013139 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.