Khadzhimurad Magomedov (born 24 February 1974, Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR) is a Russian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

International career

Magomedov competed at 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 Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the ''middleweight'' class."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on September 9, 2008) Magomedov also became world champion at the

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. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle ...

. He won a silver medal in 1999, and in 2 other appearances, 1997 and 1998, he finished in 4th place. Other notable achievements include winning the

European Championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...

in 1997 and the

World Military Games The Military World Games is a multi-sport event for military sportspeople, organized by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). They have been held since 1995, although championships for separate sports had been held for some years. A w ...

in 1999.

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* 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Makhachkala Avar people Olympic wrestlers of Russia Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Russian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Championships medalists {{Russia-wrestling-bio-stub