Khadzhimurad Magomedov

Khadzhimurad Magomedov

Magomedov in 2020
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 Atlanta82 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first placeSofia 200185 kg
Silver medal – second placeAnkara 199985 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first placeWarsaw 199785 kg
Bronze medal – third placeBudapest 199682 kg

Khadzhimurad Magomedov (born 24 February 1974, Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR) is a Russian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

International career

Magomedov competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the middleweight class.[1]

Magomedov also became world champion at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships. He won a silver medal in 1999, and in 2 other appearances, 1997 and 1998, he finished in 4th place. Other notable achievements include winning the European Championships in 1997 and the World Military Games in 1999.

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Wrestling" Archived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 9 September 2008)
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