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| Full name | Bekkhan Abdurakhmanovich Ozdoev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1993 Ingushetia, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | S. Novakovsky, Y. Yusofov, Y, P. Voronin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bekkhan Abdurakhmanovich Ozdoev (Russian: Бекхан Абдрахманович Оздоев; born 15 May 1993 in Ingushetia)[1] is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Ingush descent who wrestles in the 87 kg weight category.[2]
Early life
Ozdoev began wrestling for its courage, beauty and unexpected impressiveness. He decided to start training in Greco-Roman wrestling as his elder brother Khamzat and his neighbors were also engaged in the sport. Ozdoev began wrestling under Askhab Belkharoev in the small village of Galashki, Ingushetia. After several years, Ozdoev decided to move to Rostov-on-Don to continue with education and to train wrestling, becoming there a successful wrestler at cadet and junior level.[3]
2018: European silver medalist, Russian champion
Ozdoev competed at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships in Kaspiysk, Dagestan. Ozdoev faced Matuzevičius of Lithuania in the Round of 32, and won by 11-2 technical fall, then faced former two-time European Championships bronze medalist Artur Shahinyan of Armenia, Ozdoev beat Shahinyan by 9–1, resulting in another technical fall. Ozdoev then faced World silver medalist Denis Kudla of Germany and won by fall. In the semi-finals, Ozdoev beat Islam Abbasov by a 4–3 score. In the final match, Ozdoev faced Georgian wrestler, Robert Kobliashvili, but lost by a score of 3–2, ultimately winning the silver medal.
Ozdoev won gold at the 2018 Russian National Championships, defeating three former-Olympic gold championships in the process. Ozdoev first defeated Aleksey Mishin, an Olympic champion from the 2004 Summer Olympics, then defeated 2012 Olympic champion, Alan Khugayev. In the final match, Ozdoev defeated reigning 2016 Olympic champion Davit Chakvetadze by 10-0 technical fall, thus making Ozdoev a two-time Russian national champion and securing Ozdoev's place to wrestle at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ингушский борец взял "серебро" Гран-при Ивана Поддубного". kavtoday.ru - Кавказ Сегодня (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ↑ "ОЗДОЕВ Бекхан Абдрахманович | Российские спортсмены и специалисты | Спортивная Россия". infosport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ↑ sunja_edu (2010-03-25). "Наша гордость! Бекхан Оздоев - учащийся Ростовского областного училища олимпийского резерва". Язду ГIалгIай мехкара юртарча хьехархочо Бек-наькъан Б.Б. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ↑ ""Хет-трик" олимпийских чемпионов Бекхана Оздоева — Федерация спортивной борьбы России". www.wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
External links
- Bekján Ozdóyev at the International Wrestling Database