Heiki Nabi
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Heiki Nabi at The London 2012 Summer Olympic Games | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Estonian |
| Born |
6 June 1985 Hilleste, Estonia |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
Medal record
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| Updated on 15 June 2015. | |
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Heiki Nabi (born 6 June 1985) is an Estonian Olympic champion wrestler.
Nabi was born in Hilleste, Hiiumaa. At the 2006 World Wrestling Championships he won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman (96 kg) category and became the first amateur wrestling World Champion for his home country, because previous Estonian wrestling World Champion August Englas (1953 and 1954) competed for Soviet Union. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Nabi won the silver medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 120kg.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Junior World Championships | Vilnius, Lithuania | 5th | Greco-Roman 96 kg |
| 2005 | FISU Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 3rd | Greco-Roman 96 kg |
| 2006 | FISU 7th World University Wrestling Championships | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 96 kg |
| 2006 | World Championships | Guangzhou, China | 1st | Greco-Roman 96 kg |
| 2007 | European Championships | Sofia, Bulgaria | 5th | Greco-Roman 96 kg |
| 2007 | World Championships | Baku, Azerbaijan | 24th | Greco-Roman 96 kg |
| 2008 | European Championships | Tampere, Finland | 5th | Greco-Roman 96 kg |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, Great Britain | 2nd | Greco-Roman 120 kg |
| 2013 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Greco-Roman 120 kg |
| 2014 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| 2015 | European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heiki Nabi. |
- Heiki Nabi (Estonia) : results, statistics
- Nabi, Heiki at Wrestling Database
- Heiki Nabi Philatelic Postage Stamp and Card (Estonian)
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Gerd Kanter |
Estonian Sportsman of the Year 2012 |
Succeeded by Nikolai Novosjolov |
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