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Azerbaijani Paralympic athlete

Huseyn Hasanov
Personal information
Born (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 38)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
Sport Athletics
Disability class T47
Event(s) long jump, triple jump
Medal record Track and field Representing Azerbaijan Paralympic Games Bronze medal – third place 2012 London long jump - T46 IPC World Championships Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch triple jump - T46 Bronze medal – third place 2011 Christchurch long jump - T46

Huseyn Hasanov (born 26 September 1986) is a Paralympian athlete from Azerbaijan competing mainly in T46 classification track and field events.[1]

Hasanov represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he competed in two events, the long jump and triple jump. He finished on the podium in the long jump, taking the bronze medal but was unable to improve on his first jump of 13.74 in the triple jump leaving him in fourth place.[2] As well as Paralympic success, Hasanov has medaled at the IPC World Championships winning gold in the triple jump at the 2011 World Championships in Christchurch.[2]

Hasanov has been recognized several times by his country for services to athletics. In 2009 he was named Paralympic Athlete of the Year in Azerbaijan, and after winning his Paralympic bronze mdalin London he was awarded the Taraggi Medal by then president Ilham Aliyev.[2]

  1. ^ "Hasanov, Huseyn". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Hasanov, Huseyn". IPC. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.