Zelimkhan Khadjiev (Russian: Зелимхан Хаджиев; born May 20, 1994, in Dagestan) is a Russian-French freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 16 by Sosuke Takatani.[1][2]
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| Birth name | Зелимхан Хаджиев | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russian  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1994 Solnichnoe village, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 74 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Zelimkhan Khadjiev". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Freestyle 74 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
edit- Zelimkhan Khadjiev at the International Wrestling Database
- Zelimkhan Khadjiev at Olympics.com
- Zelimkhan Khadjiev at Olympedia
- Zelimkhan Khadjiev at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
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