Ilgar Mammadov (fencer)
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| Born | 15 November 1965 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapon | Foil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 fencer of Azerbaijani origin.[1] Two-time Olympic and world champion in team foil, he currently 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 the international competition only as neutrals following their suspension a year earlier due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, considering any restrictions unfair and humiliating.[8]
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.
References
- ^ Двукратный олимпийский чемпион Ильгар Мамедов. azeri.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2003.
- ^ "Ilgar Mamedov". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mila Volkova (22 September 2012). Мамедов: должность главного тренера – расстрельная. championat.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "Russia's fencing coach resigns over meager medal haul". RIA Novosti. 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Mammadov, Ilgar (AZE)". International Fencing Federation. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
- ^ Tatiana Kolchanova. Елена Жемаева о женской сабле и не только (in Russian). fencingfuture.org.
- ^ Глава Федерации фехтования России об условиях МОК: «Нужно продать душу дьяволу и ехать в Париж, либо остаться нормальным человеком»
External links
- Ilgar Mamedov at the International Fencing Federation
- Ilgar Mamedov at Olympics.com
- Ilgar Mamedov at Olympics.com
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