Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler
Heiki Nabi
Nationality Estonian Born (1985-06-06 ) 6 June 1985 (age 39) Hilleste , EstoniaHeight 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Weight 114 kg (251 lb) Sport Wrestling Event Greco-Roman Updated on 23 August 2017
Heiki Nabi (born 6 June 1985) is an Estonian Olympic champion Greco-Roman wrestler .[ 1]
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 .
He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[ 2] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[ 2] Nabi also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics. However, Nabi received a quota due to reallocations of Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) claimed by the IOC, garnering him a place on the Estonian Olympic team.[ 3] [ 4] He competed in the 130 kg event at the Olympics and finished 10th.[ 5]
Nabi (right) greeted by former Estonian wrestler August Englas in 2007.
Achievements
Year
Tournament
Venue
Result
Event
2005
European Championships
Varna , Bulgaria
17th
Greco-Roman 120 kg
Universiade
İzmir , Turkey
3rd
Greco-Roman 96 kg
2006
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
9th
Greco-Roman 96 kg
University World Championships
Ulaanbaatar , Mongolia
3rd
Greco-Roman 96 kg
World Championships
Guangzhou , China
1st
Greco-Roman 96 kg
2007
European Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
5th
Greco-Roman 96 kg
World Championships
Baku , Azerbaijan
24th
Greco-Roman 96 kg
2008
European Championships
Tampere , Finland
5th
Greco-Roman 96 kg
2009
European Championships
Vilnius , Lithuania
7th
Greco-Roman 96 kg
World Championships
Herning , Denmark
11th
Greco-Roman 96 kg
2010
European Championships
Baku , Azerbaijan
14th
Greco-Roman 120 kg
World Championships
Moscow , Russia
14th
Greco-Roman 120 kg
2011
European Championships
Dortmund , Germany
5th
Greco-Roman 120 kg
World Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
27th
Greco-Roman 120 kg
2012
European Championships
Belgrade , Serbia
16th
Greco-Roman 120 kg
Summer Olympics
London , United Kingdom
2nd
Greco-Roman 120 kg
2013
European Championships
Tbilisi , Georgia
14th
Greco-Roman 120 kg
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
1st
Greco-Roman 120 kg
2014
European Championships
Vantaa , Finland
11th
Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
3rd
Greco-Roman 130 kg
2015
European Games
Baku , Azerbaijan
3rd
Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships
Las Vegas , United States
8th
Greco-Roman 130 kg
Military World Games
Mungyeong , South Korea
1st
Greco-Roman 130 kg
2016
European Championships
Riga , Latvia
10th
Greco-Roman 130 kg
Summer Olympics
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
5th
Greco-Roman 130 kg
2017
European Championships
Novi Sad , Serbia
14th
Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships
Paris , France
2nd
Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
5th
Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019
European Championships
Bucharest , Romania
5th
Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships
Nur-Sultan , Kazakhstan
3rd
Greco-Roman 130 kg
Military World Games
Wuhan , China
2nd
Greco-Roman 130 kg
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1904: +75 kg
1905: +80 kg
1907: +85 kg
1908–1909: +75 kg
1910: +85 kg
1911: +83 kg
1913–1922: +82.5 kg
1950–1961: +87 kg
1962–1967: +97 kg
1969–1995: 100 kg
1997–2001: 97 kg
2002–2013: 96 kg
2014–2017: 98 kg
2018–present: 97 kg
1969–1983: +100 kg
1985–2001: 130 kg
2002–2013: 120 kg
2014–present: 130 kg