Ramil Guliyev (Azerbaijani:Ramil Eldar oğlu Quliyev; born 29 May 1990) is an Azerbaijani-born[3] Turkish sprinter. He competes in the100 metres and200 metres.[4][5] At the2017 World Championships, Guliyev became the World Champion in the 200 metres, winning Turkey's first ever gold medal in the World Championships.[6] His club isFenerbahçe Athletics. In 2018, he won the gold medal in the 200 metres at theEuropean Championships.
He competed at the2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, winning a silver medal in the 100 m and a gold medal in the 200 m.[7]He also competed inBerlin at the2009 World Championships in Athletics, finishing seventh at the age of 19 whenUsain Bolt set his world record at 200m.
He holds the national and national junior records in both events. He is also the 200 m European junior record holder and national junior record holder in the60 metres.[8] His 200 m time is the second fastest by a junior athlete, afterUsain Bolt's 19.93 sec.[9][10] He came second in the men'sEuropean Athletics Rising Star of the Year Award for his achievements in 2009.[11]
In April 2011, the IAAF enacted a transfer delay in line with its international rules, banning Guliyev from representing any country other than Azerbaijan until April 2014.[12] The runner argued that the training and financial support that he received in Turkey was significant, and that the people, language, and culture were very similar between the two countries, though his home federation remained open to him representing Azerbaijan internationally again.[13] Following negotiations with theAzerbaijani Ministry of Youth and Sports, Guliyev confirmed his original decision not to compete for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan's Minister of Youth and SportsAzad Rahimov explained this by Guliyev's putting forward too unreasonable financial demands for a young athlete and expressed doubt that Guliyev's representation of Turkey in the2012 Summer Olympics would be successful.[14]
On September 8, 2015, he ran the 200 metres race, part of theHanžeković Memorial inZagreb timed in 19.88. At the time that ranked him tied for the 34th best performer of all time and #6 for 2015.
On August 10, 2017, he won the men's 200 metre race at theLondon 2017 IAAF World Championship in a time of 20.09.[15]
After his historic success he stated that "if not for Fenerbahçe, I would have probably quit athletics a long time ago. All my achievements are thanks to my club."[16]
He won the gold medal at the2018 European Championships with a time 19.76 s, setting the newchampionships record.[17]
His first coach was Tofig Aliyev until 2009.Guliyev's second coach was Eldar Guliyev.He was trained by his father until the latter's death from a heart attack in June 2010.[18][19]
Event | Time | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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60 metres | 6.58 | Sumy, Ukraine | 13 January 2012 | ||
100 metres | 9.97 | Turkish Club Championships | Bursa, Turkey | 6 July 2017 | |
200 metres | 19.76 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 9 August 2018 | NRCR |
300 metres | 32.61 | Folksam Grand Prix | Karlstad, Sweden | 27 July 2016 | |
4 × 100 metres relay | 37.98 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 12 August 2018 | NR |
4 × 200 metres relay | 1:23.55 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 3 May 2015 | NR |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 58th (h) | 100 m | 10.91 |
2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 2nd | 200 m | 20.72 |
European Youth Olympic Festival | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 100 m | 10.50w | |
1st | 200 m | 20.98GR | |||
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 27th (h) | 60 m | 6.84 |
World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | 200 m | 21.00 | |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 24th (qf) | 200 m | 20.66NRPB | |
2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 7th | 60 m | 6.67 |
Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 200 m | 20.04NRPB | |
European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 2nd | 100 m | 10.16 | |
1st | 200 m | 20.33CR | |||
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | 200 m | 20.61 | |
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2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 2nd | 100 m | 10.23SB |
2nd | 200 m | 20.46SB | |||
Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 8th (sf) | 200 m | 20.84 | |
2014 | European Team Championships | Braunschweig, Germany | 3rd | 100 m | 10.37 |
2nd | 200 m | 20.57 | |||
11th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.25 | |||
Balkan Championships | Pitești,Romania | 1st | 100 m | 10.24 | |
1st | 200 m | 21.04 | |||
European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | – | 100 m | DQ | |
6th | 200 m | 20.48 | |||
14th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.83PB | |||
2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 9th (h) | 4 × 200 m relay | 1:23.55NRPB |
European Team Championships | Heraklion, Greece | 1st | 200 m | 20.67SB | |
Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 3rd | 100 m | 10.16 | |
3rd | 200 m | 20.59SB | |||
Balkan Championships | Pitești,Romania | 1st | 200 m | 20.59 | |
1st | 4×100 m relay | 39.35PB | |||
World Championships | Beijing, China | 6th | 200 m | 20.11 | |
2016 | Balkan Championships | Pitești,Romania | 1st | 100 m | 10.30 |
1st | 200 m | 20.98 | |||
European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 6th | 100 m | 10.23 | |
2nd | 200 m | 20.51 | |||
14th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.58 | |||
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th | 200 m | 20.43 | |
10th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.30PB | |||
2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | 100 m | 10.06PBGR |
1st | 200 m | 20.08SBGR | |||
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.56 | |||
European Team Championships | Vaasa, Finland | 1st | 200 m | 20.20CR | |
World Championships | London, England | 1st | 200 m | 20.09 | |
7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.73 | |||
2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 1st | 200 m | 20.15GR |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.50 | |||
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 200 m | 19.76NRPBCR | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.98NRPB | |||
Continental Cup | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 2nd | 200 m | 20.281 | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.961 | |||
2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.13 |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th | 200 m | 20.07 | |
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
2021 | World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 14th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.59 |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 14th (sf) | 200 m | 20.31 | |
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 2nd | 100 m | 10.16 |
1st | 200 m | 20.21 | |||
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.98 | |||
Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 2nd | 200 m | 20.24 | |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.74 | |||
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 9th (sf) | 200 m | 20.442 | |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 38th (h) | 200 m | 20.89 |
2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 17th (sf) | 200 m | 20.87 |
1Representing Europe
2Did not finish in the final
As of 6 September 2024, Guliyev holds the following track records for 100 metres and 200 metres.
Location | Time | Windspeed m/s | Date |
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Baku | 10.06 | + 0.6 | 16/05/2017 |
Location | Time | Windspeed m/s | Date |
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Bursa | 20.13 | + 2.2 | 07/07/2017 |
Šamorín | 19.98 | + 7.1 | 17/06/2017 |
Zagreb | 19.88 | – 0.4 | 08/09/2015 |
Guiliyev was ranked among the best in the world in the 200 m sprint event in 2009 and in the period 2015 to 2019, according to the votes of the experts ofTrack and Field News.[21]
Representing Azerbaijan:
Year | World rank |
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2009 | 9th |
Representing Turkey:
Year | World rank |
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2015 | 7th |
2016 | - |
2017 | 1st |
2018 | 2nd |
2019 | 3rd |