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Nijat Rahimov
	Rahimov on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan
Personal information
Native name	Нижат Раxимов
Nationality	Azerbaijanis
Born	13 August 1993 (age 31); Baku, Azerbaijan
Sport
Country	Kazakhstan
Sport	Olympic Weightlifting
Event	-77 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 165 kg (2016); Clean and jerk: 214 kg (2016, WR); Total: 379 kg (2016);
Medal record
Representing the Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
World Championships
Representing the Azerbaijan
Youth Olympic Games

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Nijat Rahimov (Template:Lang-az; born 13 August 1993 in Baku, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani-born Kazakhstani weightlifter.^[1] He represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Olympic Games, in the category of 77 kg, he placed first, winning the gold medal and setting a new world record with a clean and jerk lift of 214 kilograms.

Career

Rahimov won a gold medal for Azerbaijan at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics^[2] and a silver at the 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships.^[3]

At the 2013 Summer Universiade he served as a flag bearer for Azerbaijan.^[4] Rahimov was suspended for 2 years from June 2013 after testing positive for anabolic steroids. An out of competition doping test found prior use of oxandrolone and dehydromethyltestosterone.^[5]

Rahimov won a gold medal for Kazakhstan at the 2016 Olympics in the 77 kg weight class, setting a world record in clean and jerk (214 kg).^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

^ Olimpiya çempionumuz Qazaxıstan vətəndaşlığını qəbul etdi. apasport.az
^ Azerbaijan wins fourth gold at Youth Olympic Games. En.trend.az (17 August 2010). Retrieved on 2017-01-20.
^ 39th Junior World Championships 2013-05-03 Lima. iwrp.net
^ Sports World University Games start in Kazan. Azertag.com (8 July 2013). Retrieved on 20 January 2017.
^ "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ "Weightlifting recap: Nijat Rahimov sets world record, steals gold from Lyu Xiaojun". Nbcolympics.com.
^ Nijat Rahimov. chidlovski.net
^ Rahimov Nijat (KAZ). iat.uni-leipzig.de

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[1] Olimpiya çempionumuz Qazaxıstan vətəndaşlığını qəbul etdi. apasport.az

[2] Azerbaijan wins fourth gold at Youth Olympic Games. En.trend.az (17 August 2010). Retrieved on 2017-01-20.

[3] 39th Junior World Championships 2013-05-03 Lima. iwrp.net

[4] Sports World University Games start in Kazan. Azertag.com (8 July 2013). Retrieved on 20 January 2017.

[5] "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[SportsRef-6] "Weightlifting recap: Nijat Rahimov sets world record, steals gold from Lyu Xiaojun". Nbcolympics.com.

[7] Nijat Rahimov. chidlovski.net

[8] Rahimov Nijat (KAZ). iat.uni-leipzig.de

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 '''Nijat Rahimov''' ({{lang-az|Nicat Rəhimov}}; born 13 August 1993 in [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]]) is an [[Azerbaijan]]i-born [[Kazakhstan]]i [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]].<ref>[http://apasport.az/news/94284 Olimpiya çempionumuz Qazaxıstan vətəndaşlığını qəbul etdi]. apasport.az</ref> He represented <nowiki> Kazakhstan </nowiki> at the [[2016 Olympic Games]], in the category of 77 kg, he placed first, winning the gold medal and setting a new world record with a clean and jerk lift of 214 kilograms.