Heiki Nabi

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

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
2012 London120 kg
World Championships
2006 Guangzhou96 kg
2013 Budapest120 kg
2017 Paris130 kg
2014 Tashkent130 kg
2019 Nur-Sultan130 kg
European Games
2015 Baku130 kg
Universiade
2005 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. He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.

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