Bakhtiyar Shakhabutdinovich Akhmedov ( godfather Akhmedlany Bagtiyar Shagyabutdinni Uhlans ; was born on August 5, 1987 in the village of Nizhniy Kazanishche , Buinaksk district , Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic , USSR ) - Russian freestyle wrestler , champion of the 2008 Olympic Games, two - time champion of Russia , winner of the European Championship.
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| Full name | Bakhtiyar Shahabutdinovich Akhmedov | |||||||||||||||||||
| A country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Specialization | freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Makhachkala | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sports career | 1997 - present vr. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trainers | Aliev I. E. Aliev A.I. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 190 cm | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg | |||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Born on August 5, 1987 in with. Lower Kazanishche , Buinaksk district. By nationality - Kumyk .
Graduated from Rostov State University .
On February 17, 2013 he was hospitalized in Makhachkala with a gunshot wound in the abdomen [1] . According to the Dagestan Wrestling Federation, Akhmedov accidentally shot himself while holding a gun while driving a car. As a result of the operation, the bullet was removed, the life of the victim is out of danger [2] .
Doping scandal. Olympic Gold
On August 29, 2016, freestyle wrestler Arthur Taymazov , to whom Bakhtiyar lost in the finals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , was officially deprived of a gold medal and the title of Olympic champion for failing doping tests conducted by the IOC again. As a result, gold was awarded to Bakhtiyar Akhmedov [3] , on December 2, 2018 in Moscow, he received the gold medal of the 2008 Games [4] .
Awards and titles
- Honored Master of Sports of Russia
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", II degree - For his great contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, high sports achievements at the Games of the XXIX Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing (2009) [5]
Notes
- β Award winner was taken to a hospital in Makhachkala with a gunshot wound . R-Sport (February 17, 2013). Date of treatment February 17, 2013. Archived February 27, 2013.
- β The Dagestan wrestler Akhmedov wounded himself, his life is in danger . R-Sport (February 18, 2013). Date of treatment February 18, 2013. Archived February 27, 2013.
- β Russian wrestler Akhmedov will receive OI-2008 gold instead of the doping champion . Lenta.ru (April 6, 2017).
- β Russian wrestler received Olympic gold medal 10 years after the final bout
- β Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 02.08.2009 N 885 βOn Awarding with State Prizes of the Russian Federationβ Archived on October 4, 2013.
Links
- Bakhtiyar Akhmedov - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Bakhtiyar Akhmedov - profile on the International Wrestling Database website
- Profile on the website of the Russian Wrestling Federation
- Profile on CSKA website (inaccessible link)