[2][3] Husein Mekhmedov was of the Turkish minority in Bulgaria and was introduced to wrestling at a young age.

Mehmedov competed at heavyweight his entire career and was equally strong at both styles of wrestling.

In 1956, he won bronzes in both Greco-Roman and freestyle at the World Cup and established himself as one of the medal contenders in both heavyweight styles at the 1956 Olympics.

At Melbourne, Mekhmedov won silver in freestyle, but had to withdraw from the Greco-Roman event days later after two bouts due to injury.

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