Nikolay Noev (born 24 February 1988, in the
Sakha Republic
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) is a
Yakut Russia
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n-born naturalized
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
i
freestyle wrestler
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. He competed in the
freestyle 55 kg event at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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and was defeated by
Radoslav Velikov
Radoslav Marinov Velikov ( bg, Радослав Маринов Великов; born 2 September 1983 in Kutsina, Veliko Tarnovo Province) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He has been engaged in wrestling since 1997 and he curren ...
in the qualification round.
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1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Sakha
Tajikistani male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers for Tajikistan
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Tajikistan
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