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[2] and 2024[3] at 133 lb as well as gold at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships at 61kg,[4] joining his father as a world champion.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Diakomihalis the Fifth Four-Time NCAA Champ, Arujau Wins First as Cornell Finishes Third as a Team". Cornell Athletics. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Arujau Beats Fix In Marathon Match To Win Second Straight Title, Cornell Finishes Second". Cornell Athletics. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Arujau Earns 61kg World Championship Gold, Dake Advances To 74kg Finals". Cornell Athletics. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
External links
- Profile at DatabaseOlympics
- Profile at FILA Wrestling Database
- Vugar Orujov at Olympedia
- Vugar Orujov at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
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