Anzor Ruslanovich Khizriev (russian: Анзор Русланович Хизриев; born 31 October 1990 in
Chechnya
Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
) is a Russian
freestyle wrestler
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 wrestling i ...
of
Chechen descent, who competes in the 125 kg weight category. Senior European Games gold medalist 2019, he came in 5th at the 2018 World Championships.
Background
Khizriev was born in Chechnya, but at the age of five his family fled to
St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
,
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, a ...
after the
erupted. He started training in freestyle wrestling in primary school, but in the high school years he retired. After finishing
Saint Petersburg State Medical Academy
The North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov (NWSMU), until 2011 St. Petersburg I. I. Mechnikov State Medical Academy (SPSMA), is a public university located in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. The NWSMU is one of the o ...
study he got the degree in surgery and returned to wrestling.
Wrestling career
Khizriev represents
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, a ...
in Russian national championships. He is two-times Russian national champion. He represented the Russian Federation at the World Championships 2017 and 2018.
At Ivan Yarygin 2019 he beat Olympic gold medalist and 2-time world champion
Taha Akgül
Taha Akgül (born 22 November 1990 in Sivas, Turkey) is an Olympic, World, and European champion Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 125 kg division. He is a 3 time world (2014, 2015, 2022) and 10 time European (2012-2015, 2017-2019, ...
of
Turkey
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.
Championships and achievements
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2016 Russian nationals – 3rd.
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2017 Russian nationals champion.
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2018 Russian nationals champion.
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2020 Russian nationals – 3rd.
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2021 Russian nationals – 3rd.
*2014 Ivan Yarygin Grand-Prix – 2nd.
*2016 Ivan Yarygin Grand-Prix – 3rd.
*2018 Ivan Yarygin Grand-Prix – 2nd.
*2019 Ivan Yarygin Grand-Prix – 1st.
*2021 Ivan Yarygin Grand-Prix – 1st.
*2017 World Championships – 5th.
*2018 World Championships – 5th.
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Russian male sport wrestlers
Chechen sportsmen
Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg
European Games gold medalists for Russia
Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games
European Games medalists in wrestling
European Wrestling Championships medalists
21st-century Russian people
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