Teymur Mammadov (born 11 January 1993) is a heavyweight amateur boxer from Azerbaijan. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and reached quarterfinals at the 2016 Games, where he served as the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the Parade of Nations.

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Teymur Mammadov

Mammadov at the 2016 Olympics
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Full name	Teymur Fuzuli oglu Mammadov
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Born	(1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 31) Baku, Azerbaijan[1]
Education	Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport[2]
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	Rabita SC[2]
Coached by	Ilham Alimzanov[2]
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Azerbaijan Olympic Games 2012 London −91 kg World Amateur Championships 2011 Baku −91 kg 2013 Almaty −91 kg European Games 2015 Baku −81 kg European Amateur Championships 2011 Ankara −91 kg 2013 Minsk −91 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku −91 kg

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Mammadov won silver at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, losing to Oleksandr Usyk and gold at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships. At the London 2012 Olympic Games Mammadov won a bronze medal after a controversial decision to award him a victory over Siarhei Karneyeu.^[4] He had already defeated Jai Opetaia but lost to Clemente Russo in the semi-final.

In 2013 Mammadov reached the finals at the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk and won the silver medal.^[5] He won a bronze medal at the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships after losing to Clemente Russo again.^[6]

By 2015 Mammadov moved down from the heavyweight (91 kg) to light heavyweight division (81 kg), winning a gold medal at the 2015 European Games. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he was defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual silver medalist Adilbek Niyazymbetov of Kazakhstan.^[1] Mammadov was the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the Parade of Nations.^[7]