Ibragim Kadiev

Ibragim Kadiev
Personal information
Native name

Ибрагим Магомедрашидович Кадиев
Full nameIbragim Magomedrashidovich Kadiev
Born (2004-04-12) 12 April 2004
Sport
Country Russia
SportWrestling
Weight class
86kg
Rank
International master of sports in freestyle wrestling[1]
Event
Freestyle
ClubAbdularashud Sadulaev's wrestling club[2]
Coached byEldar Nazhmudinov, Zubairugadzhi Kerimov
Achievements and titles
National finals
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2024), 1st place, gold medalist(s) (2025), 1st place, gold medalist(s) (2026)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing UWW
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Tirana86 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2026 Tirana86 kg
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Amman79 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Pontevedra86 kg
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Novi Sad86 kg
Representing Dagestan Dagestan
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Gold medal – first place2026 Krasnoyarsk86 kg
Ali Aliyev Memorial
Gold medal – first place2025 Kaspiysk86 kg
Russian National Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Novoivanovskoye86 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Moscow86 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Odintsovo86 kg

Ibragim Magomedrashidovich Kadiev (Russian: Ибрагим Магомедрашидович Кадиев; born 12 April 2004) is a Russian freestyle wrestler who competes in the 86 kilogram class.[3] In 2024, he became the Russian National champion and the U20 World champion, feat he had first accomplished in 2023 at 79 kilograms.[4][2]

Background

Kadiev was born on 12 April 2004 in Kayakentsky District, Dagestan, Russia [5][6] but now resides in Makhachkala.[7] Kadiev is of Kumyk heritage.[8]

Career

He has a junior national bronze medal in 2022. In 2023, he won the junior Russian nationals in Yakutsk[9] and the junior world championships in Amman, Jordan.[2] In April 2024, he came first at the junior Russian nationals again.[10]

In May 2024, he became a senior Russian national champion at 86 kilos, where he beat senior national champion Arslan Bagev of North Ossetia, world champion Akhmed Usmanov of Dagestan, world bronze medalist Vladislav Valiev from North Ossetia and Malik Shavaev from Kabardino-Balkaria.[4] For a second time, Kadiev placed first in the Russian senior nationals in Moscow, defeating Artur Naifonov in the final in a closely contested match.

In January 2026, Kadiev won his first gold at the Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix which secured him a spot on the Russian squad headed to the European championships. In February, he then took first place at the ranking series in Tirana before headed to his first senior European championships in Tirana, Albania. He took first place, after defeating Göçen, Gamkrelidze and in the final, Arsenii Dzhioev of Azerbaijan, in a close match.[11]

Championships and achievements

  • Senior level:
    • 2026 Russian national championships - 1st.
    • 2026 European Championships - 1st.
    • 2026 Ranking Series - Tirana - 1st.
    • 2026 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix - 1st.
    • 2025 Russian national championships - 1st.
    • 2025 Ali Aliev Memorial - 1st.
    • 2024 Russian national championships - 1st.
  • Junior and U23 level:
    • 2022 Russian championships — 3rd.
    • 2023 Russian championships — 1st.
    • 2023 World championships — 1st.
    • 2023 U23 Russian championships — 2nd.[12]
    • 2024 Russian championships — 1st.

References

  1. ↑ "КАДИЕВ Ибрагим Магомедрашидович" [Kadiev's national ranking] (in Russian). msrfinfo.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ибрагим Кадиев – чемпион мира!" [Kadiev is a world champion!] (in Russian). dagpravda.ru. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ↑ "KADIEV Ibragim | United World Wrestling". uww.org (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  4. 1 2 "Результаты OLIMPBET предолимпийского чемпионата России по вольной и женской борьбе" [senior Russian freestyle wrestling championships results] (in Russian). wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  5. ↑ "Первенство России по спортивной борьбе (дисциплина вольная борьба) среди юниоров до 21 года" [Birthday] (PDF) (in Russian). wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  6. ↑ "Магомед Эльдерханов встретился с чемпионом России по вольной борьбе Ибрагимом Кадиевым" [Ibragimov's birthplace] (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  7. ↑ "Новости спортивной борьбы Дагестана » Ибрагим Кадиев - лучший борец июля. WrestDag.ru". wrestdag.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  8. ↑ Vyacheslav Abdusalamov (2024-06-20). Ибрагим Кадиев: «Когда-нибудь этот день наступит!». Retrieved 2025-06-28 – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ "Якутск-2023: результаты первенства России по вольной борьбе U-20" [Kadiev won the Russian junior championships] (in Russian). wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  10. ↑ "Результаты первенства России по вольной борьбе U-20" [U20 Russian championships results] (in Russian). wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  11. ↑ "Wrestling 2026: Salkazanov Reclaims 74kg Gold for Fifth European Title". uww.org. 2026-04-26. Retrieved 2026-05-01.
  12. ↑ "Определились победители первенства России U-23 в весах до 61, 74, 79 и 92 кг" [2023 U23 Russian championships] (in Russian). wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 2023-09-17.