Bakhtiyar Akhmedov
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Native name | Бахтияр Шахабутдинович Ахмедов | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Bakhtiyar Shakhabutdinovich Akhmedov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1987-08-05) 5 August 1987 (age 37) Buynaksk, Dagestan, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 120 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bakhtiyar Shakhabutdinovich Akhmedov (Russian: Бахтияр Шахабутдинович Ахмедов, Kumyk: Ахмедланы Багьтияр Шагьабутдинны уланы; born 5 August 1987 in Buynaksk, Dagestan) is a Russian wrestler of Kumyk descent. Olympic gold medalist 2008.
Akhmedov competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in 120 kg category. In the finals, he lost to Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan and was awarded silver medal.[1] However, Taymazov was later stripped of his medal due to a positive doping test, thus Akhmedov was awarded gold.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bakhtiyar Akhmedov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ "Uzbekistani and Russian lose CAS appeals against decision to strip them of Beijing 2008 medals". insidethegames.biz. 4 December 2017.
External links
- Bakhtiyar Akhmedov at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Bakhtiyar Akhmedov at Olympics.com
- Bakhtiyar Akhmedov at Olympedia
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- 1972:
Aleksandr Medved (URS)
- 1976:
Soslan Andiyev (URS)
- 1980:
Soslan Andiyev (URS)
- 1984:
Bruce Baumgartner (USA)
- 1988:
David Gobejishvili (URS)
- 1992:
Bruce Baumgartner (USA)
- 1996:
Mahmut Demir (TUR)
- 2000:
David Musulbes (RUS)
- 2004:
Artur Taymazov (UZB)
- 2008:
Bakhtiyar Akhmedov (RUS)
- 2012:
Ghasemi (IRI) &
Makhov (RUS)
- 2016:
Taha Akgül (TUR)
- 2020:
Gable Steveson (USA)
- 2024:
Geno Petriashvili (GEO)
- 1972–1984: +100 kg
- 1988–2000: 130 kg
- 2004–2012: 120 kg
- 2016–present: 125 kg
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