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Hiunai Hurbanova (Azerbaijani: Günay Qurbanova; born 25 October 2007) is an Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler who competes in the 59 kg weight category. She is a gold medalist at the 2025 U23 European Wrestling Championships and has won medals at U17, U20 and U23 World Championships.[1]
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| Native name | Hiunai Hurbanova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 2007 Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 59 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Neftchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHurbanova won the bronze medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2024 U17 World Wrestling Championships held in Amman, Jordan.[2]
Later that year, she secured another bronze medal at the 2024 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Pontevedra, Spain, in the 62 kg category.[3]
In early 2025, she captured the gold medal in the 59 kg division at the 2025 Zagreb Open, a United World Wrestling Ranking Series event. She recorded a 6–0 semifinal win over Michaela Beck and defeated Alyona Kolesnik in the final.[4]
Hurbanova followed this by winning the 59 kg gold medal at the 2025 European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Tirana, Albania. In the final, she beat Italy’s Aurora Russo by a score of 4–0.[5]
At the 2025 Zagreb Open (Ranking Series) in February, she beat Michaela Beck 6–0 in the semi-final and Alyona Kolesnik 4–2 in the final, with earlier wins such as 5–0 technical superiority over Sofia Macaluso.[6]
On April 23, 2026, at the European Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Gunay Gurbanova (59 kg) defeated Marta Getmanova (UWW) 7:5 in the bronze medal match and won the bronze medal.[7]
Personal life
editShe is the younger sister of wrestler Leyla Gurbanova.[8]
References
edit- ↑ "Hiunai Hurbanova profile page". Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation.
- ↑ "U17 World Championships Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ "U20 World Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ "Ranking Series Zagreb 2025". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ "2025 European U23 Championships Bracket – WW 59 kg". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ "Zagreb Open Day 3 report". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ Gurbanov, Hidayat (2026-04-23). "European Championships: Azerbaijani wrestler Gunay Gurbanova wins bronze". Report.az. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
- ↑ "Millimiz Avropa zirvəsində". Xalqqazeti. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
External links
edit- Hiunai Hurbanova at United World Wrestling
- Hiunai Hurbanova at the International Wrestling Database
- Gunay Gurbanova at the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation