Rashid Mammadbeyov

Rashid Garabey oglu Mammadbeyov (Azerbaijani: Rəşid Məmmədbəyov, Russian: Рашид Мамедбеков; 28 February 1927 – 4 December 1970) was a bantamweight freestyle wrestler.

[1] Mammadbeyov was coached by Rza Bakhshaliyev, silver medalist of the 1928 All-Union Spartakiad, the first ethnic Azeri in the Soviet Union to carry the title of the master of sport and founder of the school of professional wrestling in Azerbaijan.

[2] Mammadbeyov debuted in 1947 as part of the Burevestnik team of Baku in the USSR Wrestling Championship held in Tallinn, where he was placed second.

In his weight category of under 57 kg, Mammadbeyov beat Mohammad Mehdi Yaghoubi of Iran, bronze medal winner of the 1951 World Wrestling Championships, in just 32 seconds.

He beat Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav from India, but lost to Shohachi Ishii from Japan in the final, thus earning a silver medal.