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Vugar Orujov

Olympic wrestlerIn this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Nariman oglu and the family name is Orujov.

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. He is currently a head coach at N*au Community College in East Garden City, New York.

He has three sons, one of them Vitali Arujau represents Cornell University in NCAA Division I.

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    External links

    • Profile at DatabaseOlympics
    • Profile at FILA Wrestling Database