Rəsul Çunayev

Rəsul Abakər oğlu Çunayev (born January 7, 1991 in Qabaqçöl , Azerbaijani SSR , Soviet Union ) is an Azerbaijani wrestler . In 2014 he became Vice European Champion in the Greco-Roman style in the weight class up to 71 kg body weight.

Career

Rəsul Çunayev started wrestling as a teenager in 2000. He focused on the Greco-Roman style. He belongs to the sports club Neftchi Baku and is or was trained by Ismail Tschopsijew and Samad Tschopsijew. He's a student.

Right at his first start at international championships, he won the junior European championship (Cadets) in the Greco-Roman style in Daugavpils in the weight class up to 58 kg in June 2008. He also won this title at the 2010 European Junior Championships in Samokow / Bulgaria in the lightweight category. At the 2010 Junior World Championships in Budapest he came third in the lightweight behind Tschingis Labasaonow , Russia and Dominik Etlinger, Croatia. In October 2010 he won in Turin at the University World Championships in lightweight before Bálint Korpási from Hungary.

2011 Rəsul Çunayev won both at the Junior European Championships in Zrenjanin and at the Junior World Championships in Bucharest in the lightweight each a bronze medal. In Bucharest he lost it in the quarter-finals against Chingis Labasanov.

In 2012, his first senior year and in 2013, Rəsul Çunayev was not used at World and European Championships. In April 2012 he got the chance to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London at a tournament in Taiyuan / China, which he did not succeed. In July 2013 he achieved a great success at the Universiade in Kazan, because he won the lightweight there ahead of Islambek Albijew , Russia, Aschkar Schanbirow, Kazakhstan and Muhammet Kocatinaz, Turkey. Particularly noteworthy was his victory in the final after just 30 seconds over the ex-world champion Islambak Albijew and his subsequent dance of joy.

In 2014 he was used at the European Championships in Vantaa / Finland. In the weight class up to 71 kg he won over Sergejs Minonovs, Latvia, Yunus Özel, Turkey and Armen Wardanjan , Ukraine. In the final, however, he was clearly defeated on points against Tamas Lörincz from Hungary. He won an EM silver medal with it .

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2008	1.	Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Daugavpils	up to 58 kg	before Yunus Ceylan, Turkey and Sergei Ahafonow, Belarus
2009	3.	Cristo Lutte in Créteil	Light	behind Steeve Guénot , France and Karel Hanak, Czech Republic
2009	3.	World Cup in Clermont-Ferrand	Light	behind Darchan Bajachmetow, Kazakhstan and Seiran Simonjan, Russia, in front of Ambako Watschadze , Russia
2010	1.	Junior European Championship in Samokow / Bulgaria	Light	before Sachino Dawitaia, Georgia, Samir Sagaschtokow, Russia and Geworg Sahakjan, Armenia
2010	3.	Junior World Championships in Budapest	Light	behind Tschingis Labasanow, Russia and Dominik Etlinger, Croatia
2010	1.	Universities World Cup in Turin	Light	before Bálint Korpási, Hungary, Mateusz Wanke, Poland and Afshin Bjabangard, Iran
2011	3.	Junior European Championship in Zrenjanin	Light	behind Magomed Chuchalov, Russia and Sachino Dawitaia
2011	3.	Junior World Championships in Bucharest	Light	after victories over Serdar Karjadijew, Kazakhstan and Dimitri Pynkow, Ukraine, a defeat against Tschingis Labasanow and victories over Yu Yeon-tak, South Korea and Jaroslaw Kardasch, Belarus
2012	9.	Golden Grand Prix in Istanbul	Light	Winner: Refik Ayvazoglu, Turkey ahead of Ali Esmail Mohammadi, Iran
2012	7th	Olympic qualification tournament in Taiyuan / China	Light	Winner: Tamas Lörincz, Hungary, ahead of Pascal Strebel, Switzerland
2012	12.	World Cup in Saransk	Light	Winner: Saeid Mourad Abdvali , Iran ahead of Migran Arutunjan, Armenia
2013	1.	"Vehbi-Emre" Memorial in Istanbul	Light	before Mohammad Karimi, Iran, Jaroslaw Kardasch and Vitali Rəhimov , Azerbaijan
2013	3.	World Cup in Tehran	Light	behind Adam Kurak , Russia and Atakan Yüksel, Turkey
2013	1.	Universiade in Kazan	Light	in front of Islambek Albijew, Russia, Ashkar Shanbirow, Kazakhstan and Muhammet Kocatinaz, Turkey
2013	1.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	Light	before Witali Rachimow, Dominik Etlinger and Omid Haji Noroozi , Iran
2014	1.	"Vehbi-Emre" Memorial in Istanbul	Light	before Mindia Zukulidse, Georgia and Yunus Özel, Turkey
2014	2.	EM in Vantaa / Finland	up to 71 kg	after victories over Sergejs Minonovs, Latvia, Yunus Özel and Armen Wardanjan, Ukraine and a defeat against Tamas Lörincz

Explanations

all competitions in Greco-Roman style
WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
Lightweight, weight class up to 66 kg body weight (until December 31, 2013); Since January 1st, 2014 a new weight classification of the world wrestling association FILA applies

literature

Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Çunayev, Rəsul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Azerbaijani wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH	January 7, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH	Qabaqçöl , Azerbaijani SSR , Soviet Union