Elkhan Mammadov

Elkhan Mammadov (born 26 February 1982, Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR) is an Azerbaijani retired judoka.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics Mammadov was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 90 kg competition after losing to the eventual gold medalist Irakli Tsirekidze. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he was again defeated by the eventual champion, Song Dae-Nam, this time in the second round.

Mammadov won the gold medal in 2013 at the World Championships held in Rio de Janeiro, defeating Henk Grol, from Netherlands, during the 100 kg category final.

Achievements Year Tournament Place Weight class2014 European Judo Championships 7th Half-heavyweight (−100 kg) 2013 World Judo Championships 1st Half-heavyweight (−100 kg)World Masters 1st Half-heavyweight (−100 kg)2011 World Masters 1st Middleweight (−90 kg) 2010 World Judo Championships 3rd Middleweight (−90 kg) European Judo Championships 3rd Middleweight (−90 kg)2009 European Judo Championships 3rd Middleweight (−90 kg)2008 European Judo Championships 2nd Middleweight (−90 kg)2007 World Judo Championships 7th Middleweight (−90 kg)