Ismail Abilov

Ismail Abilov-Nizamoğlu (, born 9 June 1951) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion.

He became Olympic champion in 1980 in the freestyle middleweight class.

He has received two silver medals and one bronze medal at the FILA Wrestling World Championships.

Ismail Abilov-Nizamoğlu has received three gold medals and one silver medal at the European Wrestling Championships (at the 1977 European Wrestling Championship he defeated the 1975 World Champion and two-time Olimpic Bronze Medalist Adolf Seger). Olympic results 1980 (as a Men's freestyle 82 kg) Round Opponent Сountry Results Penalties Time 1 Sören Claeson Won by Fall (TF) 0 4:01 2 Vasile Ţigănaş Won by Fall (TF) 0 0:46 3 Günter Busarello Won by Fall (TF) 0 7:25 4 Abdula Memedi Won by Fall (TF) 0 4:19 5 Magomedkhan Aratsilov Won by Points (8-4) 1 Final István Kovács Won by Fall (TF) 0 1:48