Rizvan Gadzhiev (born 6 January 1987 in
Makhachkala
Makhachkala ( rus, Махачкала, , məxətɕkɐˈla, links=yes),; av, Махӏачхъала, Maħaçqala; ce, ХӀинжа-ГӀала, Hinƶa-Ġala; az, Маһачгала, Mahaçqala; nog, Махачкала; lbe, Махачкъала; ...
,
Dagestan ASSR
The Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic av, Дагъистаналъул Автономияб Советияб Социалистияб Жумгьурият az, Дағыстан Мухтар Совет Сосиалист Республи ...
) is a freestyle wrestler from
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
. He participated in
Men's freestyle 55 kg at
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
. He lost in 1/8 (after beating Maikel Perez in 1/16 of final) with
Dilshod Mansurov
Dilshod Mansurov (born December 12, 1983 in Tashkent) is a male freestyle wrestler from Uzbekistan. He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He earned 4th place after losing the bronze medal fight with Besik Kudukhov.
Ma ...
from
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 ...
.
Gadzhiev won a bronze medal on
2007 FILA Wrestling World Championships
The 2007 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event took place from September 17 to September 23, 2007.
Medal table
Team ranking
Medal summary Men's freestyle
Men's ...
and silver one on
2008 European Wrestling Championships The 2008 FILA European Wrestling Championships were held in Tampere, Finland. The event took place from 1 April to 6 April 2008.
Medal table
Medal summary Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
External linksOfficial website
.
External links
Athlete bio on beijing2008.com
Living people
1987 births
Olympic wrestlers of Belarus
Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Belarusian male sport wrestlers
Belarusian people of Dagestani descent
Sportspeople from Makhachkala
World Wrestling Championships medalists
European Wrestling Championships medalists
21st-century Belarusian people
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