At the 2011 European Junior Championships Guliyev won the bronze medal in the 69 kg category, lifting 303 kg in total.

[1] and a gold medal at the 2012 European Junior Championships.

[5] but later lost both medals and was banned from international competition by the International Weightlifting Federation for 2 years for use of anabolic steroids.

[6] He held a youth world record with a Clean & Jerk of 173 kg in the 69 kg division, but Clarence Cummings Jr. relinquished the record at the 2016 Junior World Championships with a Clean and Jerk of 180 kg.

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