Vugar Orujov
Вугар Оруджев
Personal information
Full nameVugar Nariman oglu Orujov
NationalityRussian
Belarusian
Born(1971-10-26)26 October 1971
Baku, Soviet Union
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
Russia
Belarus
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubMinsk freestyle wrestling club
Coached byZhora Dzhangirov
Medal record
Representing  Unified Team
Men's freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 48 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Kaposvar48 kg
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 Varna48 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Stuttgart 48 kg
Representing  Belarus
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1993 Toronto48 kg
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Atlanta48 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fribourg 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Budapest 48 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chattanooga 48 kg

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 NCAA_Division I Wrestling Championships at 133 lb and gold at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships at 61kg, joining his father as a world champion.

References

  1. 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.


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