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Ilgar Mammadov
Mamedov in 2014
Personal information
Born (1965-11-15) 15 November 1965 (age 59)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
WeaponFoil
HandRight-handed
ClubCSKA Moscow
Medal record
Men's foil fencing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team foil
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Denver Team foil
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team foil
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 The Hague Team foil

Ilgar Yasharovich Mammadov (also spelled Mamedov, Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-az; born 15 November 1965 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Soviet and Russian former fencer of Azerbaijani origin.[1] Two-time Olympic and world champion in team foil, he serves as President of the Russian Fencing Federation.

Career

Having competed in four Olympic Games in 1988–2000, Mammadov won two Olympic gold medals in the team foil competition, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2][3]

After retiring from competition, Mammadov became a fencing master and referee. In 2008, he became the Russian representative to the Refereeing Commission of the International Fencing Federation (FIE). He was appointed director of fencing in the Russian Fencing Federation[4] after Vladislav Pavlovich's resignation following the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] In 2013, he was inducted into the FIE's Hall of Fame.[6]

Mammadov graduated from the Baku State University. He married World and European champion fencer Yelena Jemayeva. They live in Moscow and have two daughters: Milena and Ayla.[7]

In 2023, Mammadov lashed out at the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) proposal to allow Russian athletes to enter international competition only if they satisfied two conditions, following their suspension a year earlier due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, considering any restrictions unfair and humiliating.[8] The Executive Committee of the IOC on March 28, 2023, recommended that the Russians be allowed to participate in a neutral status if the athletes: a) do not actively support the war; and b) are not members of Russian law enforcement or armed forces.[9] He said that all of the country's leading fencers are in the Russian army or law enforcement agencies.[10]

With these conditions of the IOC, there's no hope of going to the Paris Olympics. You need to sell your soul to the devil and go to Paris, or remain a normal person.

Even if the World Cup competitions are transferred from countries that refuse to organize tournaments [because of Russia's participation], we still will not be able to get to these places.

The conditions of our admission are such that they are simply unacceptable.

He also commented on the French federation's decision to bar Russian fencers from attending the World Cup event in France:[11]

They forgot to mention in their announcement that the real reasons behind this is [their] fear of us and concern that if we return, the French will lose to us again! Apparently, [they] erased this part because their hands were trembling. France surprised [us], of course. I think it's more of a sporting decision than a political one. They really do not need us as competitors, they constantly lose to us. Look at the Olympics in Rio and Tokyo, they lost almost everything to us.

References

  1. ^ Двукратный олимпийский чемпион Ильгар Мамедов. azeri.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2003.
  2. ^ "Ilgar Mamedov". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ilgar Mamedov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  4. ^ Mila Volkova (22 September 2012). Мамедов: должность главного тренера – расстрельная. championat.ru (in Russian).
  5. ^ "Russia's fencing coach resigns over meager medal haul". RIA Novosti. 5 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Mammadov, Ilgar (AZE)". International Fencing Federation. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
  7. ^ Tatiana Kolchanova. Елена Жемаева о женской сабле и не только (in Russian). fencingfuture.org.
  8. ^ "Глава Федерации фехтования России об условиях МОК: «Нужно продать душу дьяволу и ехать в Париж, либо остаться нормальным человеком»". Sports.ru.
  9. ^ "Mammadov: You have to sell your soul to the devil to go to the 2024 Olympics on these conditions IOC 23:24 - Social Bites". https://socialbites.ca. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  10. ^ "Russian fencing chief admits "no chance" of athletes going to Paris 2024". www.insidethegames.biz. 1 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Попытка вернуть Россию в фехтование провалилась: 6 стран отменили турниры, соперники протестуют. Тупик?". Sports.ru.
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