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Nijat Rahimov

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Nijat Rahimov (Azerbaijani: Nicat Rəhimov; born 13 August 1993) is an Azerbaijani-born naturalized Kazakhstani weightlifter. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the category of 77 kg, he placed first, winning the gold medal and setting a new world record with a clean and jerk lift of 214 kilograms. In 2022, the medal was stripped and he was banned when it was revealed he substituted urine samples. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Nijat Rahimov is the 6,277th most popular athlete (down from 5,405th in 2024), the 240th most popular biography from Azerbaijan (down from 226th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Azerbaijani Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nijat Rahimov ranks 6,277 out of 6,025. Before him are Mario Mola, Ilya Zakharov, Mitchell Watt, Abdelhafid Benchabla, Simon Niepmann, and Emanuel Silva. After him are Roseline Filion, Adéla Bruns, Kim Min-woo, Mattias Nilsson, Helen Langehanenberg, and Nikola Ogrodníková.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Nijat Rahimov ranks 846. Before him are Letícia Bufoni, Sergio Herrera, Jacob Rinne, Hilde Fenne, Vasilisa Stepanova, and Bjorn Fratangelo. After him are Francine Niyonsaba, Arthur Mariano, Dominic Ressel, Jenna Boyd, Justin Anderson, and Ivan Močinić.

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In Azerbaijan

Among people born in Azerbaijan, Nijat Rahimov ranks 240 out of 232. Before him are Kamran Agayev (1986), Ruslan Abışov (1987), Orkhan Safarov (1991), Arzu Geybullayeva (1983), Hasrat Jafarov (2002), and Hasan Aliyev (1989). After him are Elvin Mammadov (1988), Rauf Aliyev (1989), Nidjat Mamedov (1985), Farida Azizova (1995), Vüqar Nadirov (1987), and Nazim Babayev (1997).

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Among ATHLETES In Azerbaijan

Among athletes born in Azerbaijan, Nijat Rahimov ranks 11. Before him are Ramil Guliyev (1990), Malik Beyleroğlu (1970), Eldaniz Azizli (1992), Ilham Zakiyev (1980), Orkhan Safarov (1991), and Hasrat Jafarov (2002). After him are Nazim Babayev (1997), Islam Abbasov (null), Samir Mammadov (1988), Ruslan Lunev (1989), Javid Chalabiyev (null), and Emin Jafarov (1979).

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