Background and career
Eldaniz Yaman oglu Azizli (Azerbaijani: Eldəniz Yəmən oğlu Əzizli) (born 20 April 1992) is an Azerbaijani wrestler competing in the 55 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling. He is a five-time world champion (2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026) and a two-time European champion (2018 and 2022).
He won a gold medal at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships.
In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 55 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.
In 2022, Eldaniz Azizli won the decisive fight over Nugzari Tsurtsumia (Georgia) - 8:2 and having won a gold medal, became a two-time European champion. A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.
In 2023, he won his third world title at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, defeating Nugzari Tsurtsumia of Georgia 14–4 in the final. The following year, he won the gold medal at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania, beating Pouya Dadmarz of Iran in the final on criteria after a 1–1 bout, and became the first Azerbaijani wrestler to win four world titles.
In 2025, he won the silver medal in the 55 kg event at the 2025 European Wrestling Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, after losing to Emin Sefershaev in the final. At the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, he lost his semifinal to Payam Ahmadi of Iran and then defeated Ulan Muradbek Uulu of Kyrgyzstan 9–0 in the bronze medal match, earning his seventh world championship medal.
Before the 2026 World Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, Azizli said he intended to end his competitive career after the tournament. He defeated the reigning world champion Vakhtang Lolua of Georgia 5–1 in the semifinal and beat Payam Ahmadi 3–1 in the final on 25 October 2026 to become a five-time world champion.
As of April 1, 2026, with a score of 320 points, holds tenth place in the ranking of Azerbaijani athletes according to the Ministry of Youth and Sports.


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