Heiki Nabi

Heiki Nabi (born 6 June 1985) is an Estonian Olympic champion Greco-Roman wrestler.[1]

Heiki Nabi
Heiki Nabi at the 2012 London Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985
Hilleste, Estonia
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight114 kg (251 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Representing  Estonia
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 London120 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Guangzhou96 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Budapest120 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Paris130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Tashkent130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Nur-Sultan130 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 Baku130 kg
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2005 İzmir96 kg
Updated on 23 August 2017.

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 (right) greeted by former Estonian wrestler August Englas in 2007.

Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2005 European Championships Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria 17th Greco-Roman 120 kg
Universiade Turkey İzmir, Turkey 3rd Greco-Roman 96 kg
2006 European Championships Russia Moscow, Russia 9th Greco-Roman 96 kg
University World Championships Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 3rd Greco-Roman 96 kg
World Championships China Guangzhou, China 1st Greco-Roman 96 kg
2007 European Championships Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 5th Greco-Roman 96 kg
World Championships Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 24th Greco-Roman 96 kg
2008 European Championships Finland Tampere, Finland 5th Greco-Roman 96 kg
2009 European Championships Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania 7th Greco-Roman 96 kg
World Championships Denmark Herning, Denmark 11th Greco-Roman 96 kg
2010 European Championships Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 14th Greco-Roman 120 kg
World Championships Russia Moscow, Russia 14th Greco-Roman 120 kg
2011 European Championships Germany Dortmund, Germany 5th Greco-Roman 120 kg
World Championships Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 27th Greco-Roman 120 kg
2012 European Championships Serbia Belgrade, Serbia 16th Greco-Roman 120 kg
Summer Olympics United Kingdom London, Great Britain 2nd Greco-Roman 120 kg
2013 European Championships Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia 14th Greco-Roman 120 kg
World Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary 1st Greco-Roman 120 kg
2014 European Championships Finland Vantaa, Finland 11th Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2015 European Games Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships United States Las Vegas, United States 8th Greco-Roman 130 kg
Military World Games South Korea Mungyeong, South Korea 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2016 European Championships Latvia Riga, Latvia 10th Greco-Roman 130 kg
Summer Olympics Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2017 European Championships Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia 14th Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships France Paris, France 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 World Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary 5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 European Championships Romania Bucharest, Romania 5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
Military World Games China Wuhan, China 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heiki Nabi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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