Movlud Miraliyev is an Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

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Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

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The Azerbaijani finished in joint fifth place in the half-heavyweight (100 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

, having lost the bronze medal match to Michael Jurack

Michael Jurack

Michael Jurack is a German judoka.He won a bronze medal in the half-heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com* *...

 of Germany.
He won the Bronze Medal match against Przemysław Matyjaszek of Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

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2008 Olympics Games in Beijing

After that defeat at the Bronze Medal match against Michael Jurack of Germany at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Miraliyev decides to return to the Olympics one more time.
On the second match on mat 2 for the men under 100 kg, Miraliyev defeated Hassane Azzoun of Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

 by ippon. In the round of 16, the Azerbaijani fought against Levan Zhorzholiani

Levan Zhorzholiani

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 of Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

 and won by Kata-gatame allowing him to step into the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, he came up against Daniel Brata

Daniel Brata

Daniel Brata is a Romanian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 of Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 and won by earning a wazari using the Kata Guruma

Kata Guruma

is one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Kano Jigoro, is detailed in Kano's writings as borrowed from a book on western wrestling. Kata guruma belongs to the third group of the traditional throwing list in the Gokyo no waza of the Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the...

. After that victory, he advances to the semifinal one step closer to the finals.
At the semifinals, it comes to him against Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar

Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar

Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar is a Mongolian judoka.At the 2006 Asian Games he finished in joint fifth place in both the heavyweight division and the open weight class division....

 of Mongolia who defeated the top judokas such as Olympic champion Keiji Suzuki of Japan. Throughout the round, no points have been scored. During the golden score round, the Mongolian scored a yuko which ended the match. Nevertheless, Miraliyev has a chance of winning a medal though its not gold or silver.
At the bronze medal match, it's the Azerbaijani jukoda against Przemysław Matyjaszek of Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. About 5 seconds before the time ran out, Miraliyev scored a wazari. At the end, Movlud Miraliyev won the Bronze Medal Match under -100 kg. He's the second judoka of Azerbaijan who won an Olympic medal after Elnur Mammadli

Elnur Mammadli

Elnur Chingiz oglu Mammadli is an Azerbaijani judoka.He won the gold medal during the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the -73 kg division. In the final he beat the favorite Wang Ki-Chun from Korea in 13 seconds by ippon.-Achievements:-References:...

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Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2007	World Judo Championships 2007 World Judo Championships The 2007 World Judo Championships are the 25th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held at the Rio Olympic Arena, usually called Arena Multiuso, that was built for the 2007 Pan-American Games, in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from September 13 to September 16, 2007.The...	7th	Open class
	European Judo Championships 2007 European Judo Championships The 2007 European Judo Championships were the 18th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Belgrade, Serbia from 6 April to 8 April 2007.-Men:-Women:- Medal table :-60 kg:-66 kg:-73 kg:-81 kg:-90 kg:-100 kg:...	7th	Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2004	Olympic Games Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 kg These are the results of the men's 100 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 33 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 100 kilograms...	5th	Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2003	World Judo Championships 2003 World Judo Championships The 2003 World Judo Championships were the 23rd edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Osaka, Japan from 11 September to 14 September 2003.-Men:-Women:- Medals table :-60 kg:14 September - Final-66 kg:13 September - Final...	3rd	Open class