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1999 European Wrestling Championships
The 1999 European Wrestling Championships were held in the Greco-Romane style in Sofia 13 – 16 May 1999; the men's Freestyle style in Minsk 15 – 18 April 1999, and the women's freestyle in Götzis 24 April – 1 May 1999. Medal table Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle References External linksFila's official championship website {{European Wrestling Championships Europe W W European Wrestling Championships Euro The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . ... Sports competitions in Sofia Sports competitions in Minsk 1999 in European sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea. Known as Serdica in Antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Avars and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the Bulgarian Empire by Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantines ended Bulgarian rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murad Umakhanov
Murad Umakhanov (born 3 January 1977 in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia) is a Russian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. Umakhanov competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he won the gold medal in Freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestli ..., the ''featherweight'' class."2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on September 9, 2008) References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Shumilin
Andrey Anatolyevich Shumilin (russian: Андрей Анатольевич Шумилин; 9 March 1970 – 8 June 2022) was a Russian wrestler. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in A ...
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Eldar Kurtanidze
Eldar "Luka" Kurtanidze ( ka, ელდარ უკაკურტანიძე) (born April 16, 1972, in Gulripshi, Georgian SSR) is a Georgian wrestler and the Georgian Dream political activist. He has served as the president of the Wrestling Federation of Georgia since December 2012 and Head of Physical Training at the Georgian Police Academy since January 2013. Wrestling career Kurtanidze has been a senior professional freestyle wrestler since 1992. He was a bronze medalist in both the Men's Freestyle 90 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics and also Men's Freestyle 97 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated early. In addition to his Olympic bronzes, he has two gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal from the FILA Senior World Championships. He has received five gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals from the FILA Senior European Championships. In 2006 he raised his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadim Tasoyev
Vadim Zaurbekovych Tasoyev (also ''Vadym Tasoiev'', uk, Вадим Заурбекович Тасоєв; born January 13, 1975, in Vladikavkaz, Russian SFSR) is a retired amateur Russian-Ukrainian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. Considered one of Ukraine's top freestyle wrestlers in his decade, Tasoyev had claimed four career medals (two silver and two bronze) in the 96 and 97-kg division at the European Championships, picked up three bronze at the World Championships (2001, 2002, and 2007), and achieved top fifteen finishes in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004). Throughout his sporting career, Tasoyev trained as a member of the freestyle wrestling team for Olympik Kyiv Sport Club, under his head coach Ruslan Savlokhov. Career Tasoyev made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's heavyweight division (97 kg). He lost his opening match to neighboring Russia's Sagid Murtazaliev, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov
Kuramagomed Sharipovich Kuramagomedov (russian: Курамагомед Шарипович Курамагомедов; born 21 March 1978) is a freestyle wrestler who competed for Russia in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a world title in 1997 at 97 kg. He also represented Russia at the World Championships in 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ..., where he won bronze at 97 kg. From 2003 to 2005, he competed for Russia at 120 kg. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships. References External links Foeldeak Wrestling Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuramagomedov, Kuramagomed 1978 births Living people Olympic wrestlers of Russia Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Makhachkala World Wrestling Championships medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamil Isayev (wrestler)
Shamil Karamagomedovich Isayev (russian: Шамиль Карамагомедович Исаев; 19 March 1964 – 15 February 2019) was a Russian professional footballer. Club career He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1982 for FC Uralan Elista. He played 2 games in the UEFA Cup 1993–94 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs fo ... for FC Spartak Vladikavkaz. Death He died on 15 February 2019, aged 54. Honours * Russian Premier League champion: 1995. * Russian Premier League runner-up: 1992. References 1964 births People from Urvansky District 2019 deaths Men's association football midfielders Soviet men's footballers Russian men's footballers FC Elista players PFC Spartak Nalchik players SC Tavriya Simferopol players FC Spartak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igors Samušonoks
Igors Samusonoks (born November 6, 1972, in the Soviet Union) is a former competitor in freestyle wrestling who represented Latvia at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Diena
''Diena'' (''The Day'') is a Latvian language national daily newspaper in Latvia, published since 23 November 1990. It is one of Latvia's largest daily periodicals and used to be considered as a paper of record. Following the change of ownersh ... , 29 September 2000 He finished in 12th place at 85 kg.
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Magomed Ibragimov (wrestler, Born 1974)
Mogamed Ibragimkhalilovich Ibragimov ( az, Məhəmməd İbrahimxəlil oğlu İbrahimov; ; mk, Могамед Ибрагимхалилович Ибрагимов; born 22 July 1974) is a Macedonian naturalized wrestler of Avar descent. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he competed for Azerbaijan and finished fifth in the freestyle 82 kg event. He competed in the freestyle 85 kg competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He competed for Macedonia and became the first medalist for his country. Four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ... he finished nineteenth in the freestyle 84 kg contest after being eliminated in the first round. References FILA Wrestling Database* External links * 1974 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Leipold
Alexander Leipold (born 2 June 1969 in Alzenau in Unterfranken) is a German former freestyle wrestler who won the German Championships eleven times, the European Championships three times, the World Championships in 1994, and won the tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics but was later stripped of his gold medal for doping. Wrestling career Leipold won the German Junior Championships in freestyle wrestling in 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1989, and was runner-up in 1987. After being runner-up in the German Championships in 1988 and 1989, he won in 1991, 1992, 1994–1999, 2002, 2003 and 2005, and was runner-up in 2004 and third in 1993. He was runner-up in the European Junior Championships in 1985 and finished fifth in 1987. He won the European Espoir Championships in 1988, and finished sixth in the European Championships the same year before winning them in 1991, 1995 and 1998. He was runner-up in 1997 and 2003, and third in 1994 and 1999. He won the World Espoir Championships in 1984 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alik Musayev
Alik Muzaiev (born 27 July 1978) is a Ukrainian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 76 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References External links * 1978 births Living people Ukrainian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Ukraine Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ukraine-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Saitiev
Adam Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Saytiev, ( ce, Адам Хамидович Сайтиев, born December 12, 1977) is a Russian wrestler of Chechen descent who won gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics for the Russian Federation at 85 kg cat. Adam also won the Wrestling World Championships in 1999 and 2002. His elder brother Buvaisar Saitiev, also a wrestler, won gold in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and again in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Wrestling career Adam initially started his senior-level international career at 69 kg, or around 152 lbs. He found the weight cut too severe, and soon moved up to 76 kg, where he was world champ in 1999. However, this was his elder brother Buvaisar's weight, and Adam wanted to compete alongside his brother at the Olympics, not compete with him for a spot on the team. Adam moved up to 85 kg, and despite being undersized, won two world-level titles at the weight. Saitiev com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
