Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov
Ахмед Гаджимагомедов
Personal information
Full nameAkhmed Shiybudinovich Gadzhimagomedov
NicknameZig-Zag
National team Russia
Born (1990-04-21) April 21, 1990
Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight86 kg (190 lb) (2021 – present)
79 kg (174 lb)
74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubShamil Umakhanov wrestling club (им. Шамиля Умаханова)[2]
Coached byMagomed Guseinov
Gamzat Abbasov
Medal record
Representing the  Russia
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Budapest79 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Kaspiysk79 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Bucharest79 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Novi Sad74 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Gold medal – first place2019 Krasnoyarsk79 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Krasnoyarsk79 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Krasnoyarsk74 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Krasnoyarsk74 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Krasnoyarsk74 kg

Akhmed (Ahmad) Shiybudinovich Gadzhimagomedov (Russian: Ахмед Шиябудинович Гаджимагомедов; born 21 April 1990) is a Russian freestyle wrestler. World bronze medalist 2018. He won bronze at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in 74 kg.[3] At the 2018 European Wrestling Championships in Kaspiysk, Gadzhimagomedov won gold.

Background

Akhmed was born in the village of Leninaul, Dagestan, to a Sunni Muslim family. He started training in freestyle wrestling at the age of 12.[4]

He lives in Khasavyurt where he is coached by Magomed Guseinov and Gamzat Abbasov. Akhmed is International Master of Sports in freestyle wrestling.

Championships and achievements

Personal life

Gadzhimagomedov is a devout Sunni Muslim.[2] His favorite wrestler is Murad Gaidarov.[2]

References

  1. "ГАДЖИМАГОМЕДОВ Ахмед Шиябудинович | Российские спортсмены и специалисты | Спортивная Россия".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov". wrestdag.ru. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. "2017 European Championship Brackets". flowrestling.org. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  4. "Almak.su".


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