Makharbek Khasbiyevich Khadartsev (russian: Махарбек Хазбиевич Хадарцев) (born 2 October 1964) is a former

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who later competed for

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and

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

, two times Olympic champion and five times world champion in

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. He was born in Suadag,

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Olympics

Khadartsev competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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, where he received a gold medal in

, the ''light heavyweight'' class."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 13 September 2008) He won a second gold medal at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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."1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 13 September 2008) Competing for Russia at the

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, he received a silver medal."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 13 September 2008) At the

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, he placed 14th while competing for Uzbekistan.

World championships

Khadartsev won a gold medal at the

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. He received gold medals also in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991.

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