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Native name | Загир Мухтарпашаевич Шахиев | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Zagir Mukhtarpashaevich Shahiev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia | 15 April 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 65 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Vakha Mintulaev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zagir Mukhtarpashaevich Shakhiev (Russian : Загир Мухтарпашаевич Шахиев; born 15 April 1999) is a Russian freestyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms. [1] Shakhiev is the 2021 World Champion and European Champion, as well as a two-time Russian National medalist and a Cadet World Champion. [2]
Shakiev, of Chechen descent, [3] [4] started wrestling at the age of eight, and went on to become the 2016 Cadet World Champion at 46 kilograms. [5] After competing at some international tournaments in Russia and Armenia, he broke into the senior level scene in 2020, claiming a bronze medal from the 2020 Russian National Championships, [6] and followed the roll by claiming a silver medal in 2021, only losing to reigning World Champion from Dagestan Gadzhimurad Rashidov in the finals. [7] After his performance at the 2021 Russian Nationals, Sakhiev claimed the 2021 European Continental Championship in April. [2]
As a replacement for returning World Champion Gadzhimurad Rashidov, Sakhiev travelled to Norway in order to compete at the 2021 World Championships from 3 to 4 October. [8] An underdog to win the championship, he battled on his way to the finale, notably defeating former Junior and University World Champion Selahattin Kılıçsallayan and '19 U23 Asian champion Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga to advance to the next date. [9] Sakhiev dominated over Amir Mohammad Yazdani to claim the crown and become the 2021 World Champion on 4 October. [10]
In 2022, he won the silver medal in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. [11]
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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2021 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 1st | Freestyle 65 kg |
2021 | World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 1st | Freestyle 65 kg |
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