Zelimkhan Khadjiev

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Zelimkhan Khadjiev
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Zelimkhan Khadjiev
Personal information
Birth nameЗелимхан Хаджиев
NationalityFlag of Russia.svg  Russian
Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1994-05-20) 20 May 1994 (age 30)
Solnichnoe village, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Russia
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Sport Wrestling
Weight class74 kg
Event Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Kaspiysk 74 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Bucharest 74 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Szombathely 74 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Zagreb 74 kg
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Skopje 74 kg
Cadet European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Sarajevo 58 kg

Zelimkhan Khadjiev ( ‹See Tfd› 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]

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]

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References

  1. "Zelimkhan Khadjiev". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. "Men's Freestyle 74 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "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.