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Vugar Orujov

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Vugar Orujov
Вугар Оруджев
Personal information
Full nameVugar Nariman oglu Orujov
NationalityRussian
Belarusian
Born(1971-10-26)26 October 1971
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
Russia
Belarus
SportWrestling
Event
Freestyle
ClubMinsk freestyle wrestling club
Coached byZhora Dzhangirov
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing BERJAYA Unified Team
Olympic Games
BERJAYA
Bronze medal – third place1992 Barcelona48 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1992 Kaposvar48 kg
Representing BERJAYA Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 Varna48 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1991 Stuttgart48 kg
Representing BERJAYA Belarus
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1993 Toronto48 kg
Representing BERJAYA Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 Atlanta48 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 Fribourg48 kg
Bronze medal – third place1996 Budapest48 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1995 Chattanooga48 kg

Vugar Nariman oglu Orujov (Azerbaijani: Vüqar Nəriman oğlu Orucov, Russian: Оруджев Вугар Нариман оглы, born 26 October 1971 in Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian two-time freestyle wrestling world champion and an Olympic bronze medalist of Azerbaijani heritage.

He competed in both the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he competed for the Unified Team, and the 1996 Summer Olympics, taking third and fourth respectively.[1] He is currently a head coach at Nassau Community College in East Garden City, New York.

He has three sons. His middle son, Vitali Arujau, represents Cornell University in NCAA Division I and won the 2023[2] and 2024[3] at 133 lb as well as gold at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships at 61 kg,[4] joining his father as a world champion.

References

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vugar Orujov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. "Diakomihalis the Fifth Four-Time NCAA Champ, Arujau Wins First as Cornell Finishes Third as a Team". Cornell Athletics. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  3. "Arujau Beats Fix In Marathon Match To Win Second Straight Title, Cornell Finishes Second". Cornell Athletics. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. "Arujau Earns 61kg World Championship Gold, Dake Advances To 74kg Finals". Cornell Athletics. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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