Ibrahim Saidau
Ибрагим Саидов
Saidau at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameIbragim Magomedovich Saidov
Nationality Russia
Born (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985
Kokrek, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Soviet Union
EducationDagestan State University[1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Belarus
SportWrestling
Weight class97-125 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubDynamo Makhachkala (RUS)[2]
Grodno (BEL)[1]
Coached byImanmurza Aliev[2]
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro125 kg
Saidau (right) on a 2016 stamp of Belarus

Ibragim Magomedovich Saidov' (Russian: Ибрагим Магомедович Саидов; born March 9, 1985) is a Russian and Belarusian freestyle wrestler of Avar heritage. He won a bronze medal in the 125 kg weight division at the 2016 Olympics.[3]

Saidau took up wrestling in 2000 in Khasavyurt, following his elder brother. He served a doping-related ban imposed by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency between May 2012 and June 2014. After the ban ended he represented Belarus.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ibrahim Saidau. nbcolympics.com
  2. 1 2 Саидов Ибрагим Магомедсаидович Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. wrestdag.ru
  3. "Ibrahim Saidau". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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