Firidun Quliyev

Firidun Quliyev (also Guliyev or Gulijew ; born June 25, 1994 ) is an Azerbaijani weightlifter .

Career

Firidun Quliyev started lifting weights as a teenager. He's a student. He competed in his first international championships at the age of 15. He started in 2009 at the World Youth Championship in Chiangmai / Thailand and finished there in the weight class up to 56 kg with 191 kg (82-109) in a duel in 23rd place. In the same year he also took part in the European Youth Championship in Eilat. In the weight class up to 62 kg he achieved 205 kg (86-119) in a duel and thus reached 7th place. In 2010 he took second place in an IWF qualification competition for the I. Youth Olympics in Valencia in the weight class up to 62 kg with 252 kg (112-140). At the Youth Olympics in Singapore he was not used because there the starting places for each country were quoted and Azerbaijan sent different weightlifters than him to the start.

Firidun Quliyev won his first medals at international championships in 2011. He achieved at the European Junior Championships this year in Bucharest in a lightweight duel 303 kg (130-173) and won the bronze medal. With his performance in pushing of 173 kg, he even achieved the gold medal.

The year 2012 was very successful for Firidun Quliyev. At the Junior World Championships in Antigua he came in lightweight to 306 kg (130-176) and came in 5th place. With his shock performance of 176 kg, he became vice-junior world champion. In the same year he won at the European Junior Championships in Eilat with a duel performance of 316 kg (136-180) and his first duel title at an international championship. With his performance in pushing (180 kg) he also became Junior European Champion. In December 2012, he increased the lightweight in a duel to 330 kg (140-190) and won over Oleg Chen , Russia, 330 kg (155-175) and his compatriot Əfqan Bayramov , who came to 324 kg (141-183) .

In May 2013 Firidun Quliyev initially suffered a small setback. He came at the Junior World Championships in Lima in the lightweight only 308 kg (132-176) and thus took 3rd place. At the Universiade in Kazan in July 2013, he increased again to 323 kg (142-181), relegating Jaber Behrouzi , Iran, who came to 322 kg (147-175), to 2nd place. At the 2013 World Cup in Wrocław in October 2013, he continued to improve significantly. He achieved there in a duel 337 kg (143-194) and won the World Cup bronze medal with this performance. With his push of 194 kg, he set a new junior world record and won the World Cup silver medal. Only then did it become known that he had tested positive for doping substances during a training check four months before the World Championships . He was subsequently disqualified and banned for two years.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Result
2009	23.	Youth World Cup in Chiangmai / Thailand	up to 56 kg	at 191 kg (82-109); Winner: Lu Yuntao, China, 213 kg (93–120)
2009	7th	Youth EM in Eilat	up to 62 kg	at 205 kg (86-119); Winner: Giorgi Lomtadze, Georgia, 261 kg (116-145)
2010	2.	IWF qualification tournament for Youth Olympics in Valencia	up to 62 kg	with 252 kg (112–140), behind Wladik Karapetjan, Armenia, 253 kg (112–141)
2011	3.	Junior European Championship in Bucharest	Light	with 303 kg (130–173), behind Artiom Pipa, Moldova, 308 kg (140–168) and Giorgi Lomtadze, 307 kg (140–167)
2012	5.	Junior World Championships in Antigua	Light	at 306 kg (130-176); Winner: Wu Chao, China, 342 kg (152–190) ahead of Su Ying, China, 320 kg (150–179)
2012	1.	Junior European Championship in Eilat	Light	with 316 kg (136–180), before Artiom Pipa, 314 kg (142–172)
2012	1.	IMF Grand Prix in Baku	Light	with 330 kg (140–190), before Oleg Chen, Russia, 330 kg (155–175) and Əfqan Bayramov, Azerbaijan, 324 kg (141–183)
2013	3.	Junior World Championships in Lima	Light	with 308 kg (132–176), behind Huang Wenwen, China, 316 kg (138–178) and Karrar Mohammed Jawad Mohammed Kadhum, Iraq, 316 kg (145–171)
2013	1.	Universiade in Kazan	Light	with 323 kg (142–181), before Jaber Berouzi, Iran, 322 kg (147–175)

Explanations

• all competitions in single combat, consisting of snatching and pushing
• WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Lightweight, weight class up to 69 kg body weight

literature

• Athletics magazine

Web links

• Firidun Quliyev at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Firidun Quliyev hits 194 kg at the 2013 World Cup

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Weightlifting News: Team Azerbaijan Banned * Update * 18 Athletes allthingsgym.com April 12, 2014
2. ↑ Sanctioned Athletes iwf.net 2013