Vugar Orujov
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Full name | Vugar Nariman oglu Orujov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Russian Belarusian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Baku, Soviet Union | 26 October 1971||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Land | Soviet Union Russia Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Minsk freestyle wrestling club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Zhora Dzhangirov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 61kg,[4] joining his father as a world champion.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Arujau Beats Fix In Marathon Match To Win Second Straight Title, Cornell Finishes Second". Cornell Athletics. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Arujau Earns 61kg World Championship Gold, Dake Advances To 74kg Finals". Cornell Athletics. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
External links
- Profile at DatabaseOlympics
- Profile at FILA Wrestling Database
- Vugar Orujov at Olympedia
- Vugar Orujov at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sport wrestlers from Baku
- Soviet male sport wrestlers
- Azerbaijani emigrants to Russia
- Belarusian people of Azerbaijani descent
- Belarusian male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers for the Unified Team
- Olympic wrestlers for Russia
- Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Russian male sport wrestlers
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Unified Team
- American wrestling coaches
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- European Wrestling Championships medalists
- European Olympic medalist stubs
- Russian sport wrestler stubs