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2002 World Wrestling Championships
The following are the final results of the 2002 World Wrestling Championships. The 36th Men's Freestyle Competition was held in Tehran, Iran, while the 47th Men's Greco-Roman Competition was staged in Moscow, Russia and the 15th Women's Competition in Chalcis, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with .... Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle Participating nations Men's freestyle 183 competitors from 42 nations participated. The United States freestyle team did not participate due to security concerns. * (5) * (5) * (7) * (2) * (6) * (6) * (7) * (7) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (7) * (6) * (1) * (7) * (5) * (7) * (7) * (3) * (7) * (5) * (3) * (3) * (4) * (7) * (1) * (2) * (5) * (3) * (7) * (3) * (2) * (6) * (1) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Talaei
Mohammad Talaei ( fa, محمد طلایی, born April 7, 1973, in Isfahan) is an Iranian retired wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spor .... External links * * 1973 births Living people Olympic wrestlers of Iran Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Iranian male sport wrestlers Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1998 Asian Games World Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Sportspeople from Isfahan 20th-century Iranian people 21st-century Iranian people World Wrestling Champions {{Iran-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Musulbes
David Vladimirovich Musulbes (russian: Давид Владимирович Мусульбес, also transliterated Musuľbes, born 28 May 1972 in Ordzhonikidze, North Ossetian ASSR) is a retired Russian wrestler of Georgian origin who competed for Russia and later represented Slovakia. He is the 2000 Summer Olympics winner in freestyle 130 kg, the 2001 and 2002 World Champion in freestyle 120 kg. In 2007, he gained Slovak citizenship and represented Slovakia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal in freestyle 120 kg. After Artur Taymazov Artur Taymazov ( os, Таймазты Барисы фырт Артур; russian: Артур Борисович Таймазов; born 20 July 1979) is an Ossetian- Uzbek-Russian wrestler and politician. He was Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympi ..., who defeated Musulbes in semifinals, was positively tested for banned substance in his urine sample and disqualified, Musulbes moved to second place and silver medal. ... [...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] |
Alireza Heidari
Alireza Heidari ( fa, علیرضا حیدری, born March 4, 1976 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He also competed in Sydney 2000 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 ..., where he placed 6th. He is also a seven-time Asian champion and has won a gold medal, three silver medals and a bronze medal at World Championships. Heidari was selected as the 1999 National Sportsman of the Year in Iran. He has a sister and three brothers. After his retirement, he bought a mine with nearly eight hundred employees. Results References External links * * Picture of Alireza Heidari {{DEFAULTSORT:Heidari, Alireza 1976 births Living people Olympic wrestlers of Iran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Majid Khodaei
Majid Khodaei ( fa, مجید خدایی, born 26 August 1978 in Mashhad) is an Iranian former wrestler. Other Tournaments He participated at the following other tournaments: *2001 World Wrestling Championships The following is the final results of the 2001 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Sofia, Bulgaria and Greco-Roman competition were held in Patras, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic ... finished 14th at 84 kg Freestyle. * 2003 World Wrestling Championships * 2004 Summer Olympics finished 5th at 84 kg Freestyle. References 1978 births Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Sportspeople from Mashhad Iranian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Iran World Wrestling Championships medalists Universiade medalists in wrestling Universiade silver medalists for Iran Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade 21st-century Iranian people {{Iran-wrestling-bio-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero Palacio (born April 30, 1977) is a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for Bellator MMA. Romero formerly competed in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and he was a four-time challenger for the UFC Middleweight Championship. As a freestyle wrestler, Romero competed at 85 kilograms, and he was the '99 World Champion (five-time medalist at the World Championships), the '00 Olympic Silver medalist, a three-time World Cup winner (six-time medalist), the '03 Pan American Games Gold medalist (bronze medalist in '99) and a five-time Pan American Champion. As of September 27, 2022, he is #4 in the Bellator Light Heavyweight Rankings. Wrestling career Romero started training in wrestling in the 1990s, and eventually representing Cuba at senior level in the FILA Wrestling World Championships, which is held in non-Olympic years, from 1997–2005. ... [...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] |
Volodymyr Syrotyn
Volodymyr ( uk, Володи́мир, Volodýmyr, , orv, Володимѣръ) is a Ukrainian given name of Old East Slavic origin. The related Ancient Slavic, such as Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, etc. form of the name is Володимѣръ ''Volodiměr'', which in other Slavic languages became Vladimir (from cu, Владимѣръ, Vladiměr). Diminutives include Volodyk, Volodia, Lodgo and Vlodko People known as Volodymyr * Volodymyr the Great (aka St. Volodymyr, Volodymyr I of Kyiv), Grand Prince of Kyiv * Volodymyr II Monomakh, Grand Prince of Kyiv * Volodymyr Atamanyuk (born 1955), Soviet footballer * Volodymyr Bahaziy (1902–1942), Ukrainian nationalist * Volodymyr Barilko (born 1994), Ukrainian football striker * Volodymyr Bezsonov (born 1958), Ukrainian football manager and player * Volodymyr Chesnakov (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer * Volodymyr Demchenko (born 1981), Ukrainian sprinter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics * Volodymyr Dyudya (born 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magomed Isagadzhiev
Muhammad (), also spelled Muhammed or Muhamad or Mohammad or Mohammed or Mohamed or in a variety of other ways, is an Arabic given male name literally meaning 'Praiseworthy'. The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb (حَمَّدَ), meaning 'to praise', which itself comes from the triconsonantal Semitic root Ḥ-M-D. Believed to be the most popular name in the world, by 2014 it was estimated to have been given to 150 million men and boys. The name is banned for newborn children, in the Xinjiang region of China since 2017, as well as for the Ahmadi community in Pakistan. Lexicology The name ' is the standard, primary transliteration of the Arabic given name, , that comes from the Arabic passive participle of ''ḥammada'' (), ''praise'', and further from triconsonantal Semitic root Ḥ-M-D (''praise''); hence ''praised, or praiseworthy''. However, its actual pronunciation differs colloquially, for example, in Egyptian Arabic: , while in exclusively religio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehdi Hajizadeh
Mehdi Hajizadeh Jooybari ( fa, مهدی حاجی زاده جویباری, born 11 September 1981 in Jooybar) is an Iranian wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport .... He is freestyle wrestler who competed for Iran at the 2002 World Championships in Tehran. He was considered an inexperienced twenty one year old underdog going into the 2002 Iranian World Qualifiers but was successful beating a more experienced and successful wrestler. The Iranian Wrestling Federation had Hajizadeh wrestle the favourite again and he beat him once more earning a berth to compete for Iran in the World Championships at home. The young Hajizadeh continued his strong wrestling as he went undefeated to dominantly win the 2002 World Championship title and also earned the award as the top w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
