Islam Magomedov
Ислам Магомедов
Magomedov in 2015
Personal information
Full nameIslam Kurbanovich Magomedov
National team Russia
Born (1991-02-08) February 8, 1991
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubDynamo Rostov Greco-Roman club
Coached byIslam Dugushiev
Medal record
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Las Vegas98 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku98 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Budapest96 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Bucharest96 kg

Islam Kurbanovich Magomedov (Russian: Ислам Курбанович Магомедов, Avar: Ислам МухӀаммад Къурбаназул вас); born 8 February 1991 in Makhachkala) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Dargin descent. He is a two-time Junior Greco-Roman World Champion[1][2] and gold medalist at the 2015 Russian National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.[3] On 12 June 2015 he won gold medal at the European Games 2015, defeating Ukrainian Dimitriy Timchenko in the final.[4] In the same year Magomedov won bronze medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships. Magomedov is International Master of Sports in Greco-Roman Wrestling. He competed at Olympics 2016, but lost in the quarterfinals.

References

  1. ↑ "Islam Magomedov Junior World Champion". wrestrus.ru. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Islam Magomedov won Junior World Championships again". wrestrus.ru. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Islam Magomedov won Russian Greco-Roman nationals". wrestrus.ru. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ "First three gold medals European Games 2015". eurosport.ru. Retrieved June 13, 2015.


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