Akhmed Tazhudinov

Akhmed Tazhudinov
	Tazhudinov in 2024
Personal information
Birth name	Ахмед Магомедович Тажудинов
Full name	Akhmed Magomedovich Tazhudinov
Nationality	Russian ; Bahraini
Born	25 January 2003 (age 21); Gergebil, Dagestan, Russia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia (2018–2022); Bahrain (2022–present);
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	97 kg
Event	Freestyle
Club	Abdulrashid Sadulaev Wrestling Club
Coached by	Shamil Omarov
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	(2024)
World finals	(2023)
Regional finals	(2023) (2023)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Bahrain
Olympic Games
World Championships
Asian Championships
Asian Games
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Grand Prix
Arab Championships
Representing Dagestan
Russian Wrestling Championships

Akhmed Magomedovich Tazhudinov (Russian: Ахмед Магомедович Тажудинов; born 25 January 2003) is a Russian-born Bahraini freestyle wrestler who competes at 97 kilograms.^[1] Representing Bahrain, Tazhudinov became the World Champion and Asian Champion in 2023, and is a multiple-time gold medalist in international tournaments.^[2]^[3] He won the gold medal in the men's 97 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[4]

Career

Akhmed Tazhudinov won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg category at the 2022 Russian Wrestling Championships. He has been competing for Bahrain since autumn 2022 and made his debut at the Dinmuhamed Kunayev Memorial International Tournament in Taraz, Kazakhstan, in early November 2022, where he won the tournament.^[5] A few days later, as part of the Bahrain team in Egypt, he won the Arab Championships.^[6]

On 13 April 2023 in Astana, he participated in the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships and defeated China's Habila Awusayiman in the final to become the Asian champion.^[7] On 19 September 2023, he pinned Magomedkhan Magomedov in the finals of the 2023 World Wrestling Championships to win his first Senior World gold medal.^[8] In earlier rounds on the way to the title, he defeated Kyle Snyder and Abdulrashid Sadulaev, who between them had won every world or Olympic title at 97 kg dating back to the 2015 World Wrestling Championships.

In his bout with Kyle Snyder, Akhmed Tazhudinov showed phenomenal wrestling and defeated him 10-0. Sadulaev was unable to continue the fight due to a neck injury and withdrew from the tournament.^[9]

A year later, Tazhudinov won the gold medal in the men's 97 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[4] Following the competition, he underwent surgery to repair a separated AC joint in his right shoulder, which he had sustained at a training camp in Belarus a few weeks prior.

Championships and achievements

Senior level

2022 Russian National Championships — 3rd
2023 World Championships — 1st
2023 Asian Championships — 1st
2024 Asian Championships — 1st
2024 Summer Olympics — Gold

Junior level

2021 Dagestan state championships — 2nd
2021 Besik Kudukhov international — 3rd

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2024 Asian Championships at 97 kg
Win	28–2	Rizabek Aitmukhan	4–2	11 April 2024	2024 Asian Continental Championships	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Win	27–2	Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian	8–2
Win	26–2	Hibiki Ito	TF 10–0
2024 Yasar Dogu Memorial at 97 kg
Win	25–2	Jonathan Aiello	TF 10–0	9 March 2024	2024 Yasar Dogu Memorial International	Antalya
Win	24–2	Rizabek Aitmukhan	Fall
Win	23–2	Kollin Moore	TF 11–0
Win	22–2	Ganbaatar Gankhuyag	7–1
2022 Asian Games at 97 kg
Win	21–2	Mojtaba Goleij	6–1	6 October 2023	2022 Asian Games	Lin'an, China
Win	20–2	Seo Ju-hwan	6–1
Win	19–2	Kanybek Abdulkhairov	Fall
Win	18–2	Habila Awusayiman	7–3
2023 World Championships at 97 kg
Win	17–2	Magomedkhan Magomedov	Fall	18–19 September 2023	2023 World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia
Win	16–2	Abdulrashid Sadulaev	INJ (9–2)
Win	15–2	Kyle Snyder	TF 11–0
Win	14–2	Maxwell Lacey	TF 10–0
Win	13–2	Magomed Ibragimov	TF 10–0
2023 K.U. Kozhomkul & R. Sanatbaev Memorial at 97 kg
Win	12–2	Habila Awusayiman	10–1	3 June 2023	2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Win	11–2	Magomed Ibragimov	5–2
Win	10–2	Bekzat Urkimbay	5–2
Win	9–2	Serik Bakytkhanov	TF 10–0
2023 Asian Continental Championships at 97 kg
Win	8–2	Habila Awusayiman	TF 11–0	13 April	2023 Asian Continental Championships	Astana, Kazakhstan
Win	7–2	Mojtaba Goleij	13–8
Win	6–2	Bekzat Urkimbay	Fall
2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Memorial 7th at 97 kg
Loss	5–2	Vladislav Baitcaev	4–6	25 February 2023	2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Memorial	Alexandria, Egypt
Win	5–1	Habila Awusayiman	8–5	25 February 2023	2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Memorial	Alexandria, Egypt
2022 Arab Championships at 125 kg
Win		Diaaeldin Kamal	INJ	8 November 2022	2022 Arab Championships	Alexandria, Egypt
Win	4–1	Ahmed Aljamie	TF 11–0
Win		Abdelaziz Elsabaa	INJ
2022 Russian Nationals at 97 kg
Win	3–1	David Dzugaev	9–3	24–26 June 2022	2022 Russian National Championships	Kyzyl, Tuva
Loss	2–1	Aslanbek Sotiev	5–9
Win	2–0	Maxim Tolmachev	13–6
Win	1–0	Askhab Boltukaev	4–1