Tajmuraz Salkazanov (russian: Таймураз Салказанов, os, Салхъазанты Мæирбеджы фырт Таймураз; born 6 April 1996) is a Slovak naturalized

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 ...

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n origins and Ossetian ethnicity who competes at 74 kilograms. Representing Slovakia since 2018, Salkazanov became the 2021 European Champion when he defeated two–time

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Frank Chamizo and 2020 Individual World Cup champion Razambek Zhamalov back to back. Prior, he claimed bronze medals from the 2019 World Championships at 79 kg and from the 2020 Individual World Cup at 74 kg and was also the 2018 U23 World Champion at 70 kg. In April of 2022, Salkazanov became a two-time European champion, defeating Chamizo in the final by the score 7-5.

Career

In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's 70 kg event at the

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held in Bucharest, Romania. In 2019, he won a bronze medal in the men's 79 kg event at the

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held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the 74 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan. He did not qualify at this tournament and he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. In April 2021, he claimed the 2021 European Championship. In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy. He won the silver medal in the men's 74kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Achievements

Freestyle record

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, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4, Budapest, Hungary , - , Win , 43–13 , align=left,

Turan Bayramov Turan Bayramov (born 11 January 2001) is an Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms, and 74 kilograms. Bayramov claimed a silver medal from the 2021 European Championships (70kg), was the 2019 U23 World Champion and the 20 ...

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Kyle Dake Kyle Douglas Dake (born February 25, 1991) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 74 kilograms. Dake is a four-time and the reigning World Champion, winning back-to-back titles twice, at ...

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Oslo, Norway Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of i ...

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Avtandil Kentchadze Avtandil Kentchadze ( ka, ავთანდილ კენჭაძე; born December 22, 1995) is a Georgian wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships. Kentchadze also captured a bronze medal at both the U23 S ...

, style="font-size:88%", 5–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, October 2, 2021 , - , Win , 39–12 , align=left,

Timur Bizhoev Timur Aslanovich Bizhoev (russian: Тимур Асланович Бижоев; born 22 March, in Kabardino-Balkaria is a Russian freestyle wrestler. He is a bronze medalist in the men's 74 kg event at both the 2019 European Wrestling Championshi ...

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Minsk, Belarus Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the adm ...

, - , Loss , 36–12 , align=left, Magoma Dibirgadzhiev , style="font-size:88%", 6–8 , - , Win , 36–11 , align=left, Timur Nikolaev , style="font-size:88%", 3–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 35–11 , align=left, Arsalan Budazhapov , style="font-size:88%", 5–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, May 6–7, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5, Sofia, Bulgaria , - , Loss , 34–11 , align=left, Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov , style="font-size:88%", 2–13 , - , Win , 34–10 , align=left, Ali-Pasha Umarpashaev , style="font-size:88%", 6–4 , - , Win , 33–10 , align=left, Zurab Kapraev , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 32–10 , align=left, Marc Dietsche , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 31–10 , align=left, Miroslav Kirov , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, April 20–21, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2021 European Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5, Warsaw, Poland , - , Win , 30–10 , align=left, Razambek Zhamalov , style="font-size:88%", 6–5 , - , Win , 29–10 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 6–5 , - , Win , 28–10 , align=left, Frank Chamizo , style="font-size:88%", 6–2 , - , Win , 27–10 , align=left, Daniel Sartakov , style="font-size:88%", 4–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 26–10 , align=left, Ali-Pasha Umarpashaev , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, March 18, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2021 European Olympic Qualification Tournament , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2, Budapest, Hungary , - , Win , 26–9 , align=left, Erik Reinbok , style="font-size:88%", 8–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 25–9 , align=left, Murad Kuramagomedov , style="font-size:88%", 2–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, December 12–18, 2020 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2020 Individual World Cup , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade ( , ;, ; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. Nearly 1,166,763 mill ...

, - , Loss , 24–9 , align=left, Razambek Zhamalov , style="font-size:88%", 0–5 , - , Win , 24–8 , align=left, Maxim Vasilioglo , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 23–8 , align=left, Denys Pavlov , style="font-size:88%", 7–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 22–8 , align=left,

Galymzhan Usserbayev Galymzhan Usserbayev (born 19 December 1988) is a freestyle wrestler from Kazakhstan. 2014 season He competed at 74 kg freestyle at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships where he won his first match, but lost his second. 2015 season He won a ...

, style="font-size:88%", 3–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, September 21–22, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2019 World Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,

Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...

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Jabrayil Hasanov Jabrayil Hasanov ( az, Cəbrayıl Həsənov, born on 24 February 1990 in Suparibağ, Astara, Azerbaijan, Soviet Union) is a male freestyle wrestler from Azerbaijan who has competed in the 66, 74 and 79 kg categories. ...

, style="font-size:88%", 3–4 , - , Win , 21–7 , align=left, Jitender Kumar , style="font-size:88%", 4–0 , - , Win , 20–7 , align=left, Dorjvaanchigiin Gombodorj , style="font-size:88%", 2–1 , - , Win , 19–7 , align=left, Ayoub Barraj , style="font-size:88%", 7–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 18–7 , align=left,

Yakup Gör Yakup Gör (born November 10, 1988 in Erzurum, Turkey) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 66 kg division. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. He began with wrestling in his hometown Erzurum, where he ...

, style="font-size:88%", 7–5 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, July 11–14, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2019 Yasar Dogu International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

Istanbul, Turkey ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_in ...

, - , Win , 17–7 , align=left, Csaba Vida , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–2 , - , Loss , 16–7 , align=left,

Jordan Burroughs Jordan Ernest Burroughs (born July 8, 1988) is an American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 79 kilograms, and previously competed at 74 kilos. In freestyle, he was the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, is ...

, style="font-size:88%", 4–6 , - , Win , 16–6 , align=left, Azat Sakayev , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 15–6 , align=left, David Baev , style="font-size:88%", 9–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, November 12–18, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2018 U23 World Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

Bucharest, Romania Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, - , Win , 14–6 , align=left, Oleksii Boruta , style="font-size:88%", 9–0 , - , Win , 13–6 , align=left, Jintaro Motoyama , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 12–6 , align=left, Naveen , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 11–6 , align=left,

Zurabi Iakobishvili Zurabi Iakobishvili ( ka, ზურაბ იაკობიშვილი; born February 4, 1992) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Wrest ...

, style="font-size:88%", 1–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, October 22, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2018 World Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2, Budapest, Hungary , - , Win , 11–5 , align=left, Younes Emami , style="font-size:88%", 7–7 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 10–5 , align=left, Konstantin Khabalashvili , style="font-size:88%", 4–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, July 3–5, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2018 Tbilisi Grand Prix , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

Tbilisi, Georgia Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million peo ...

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, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 7–3 , align=left, Ramazan Ramazanov , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, May 14–18, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2018 Ali Aliev Memorial , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

Kaspiysk Kaspiysk (russian: Каспи́йск; lbe, Ккасппи; av, Каспиялъухъ) is a city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located on the Caspian Sea, southeast of Makhachkala. The 2010 Russian census recorded the city as being the ...

, Dagestan , - , Loss , 6–3 , align=left, Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev , style="font-size:88%", 5–6 , - , Win , 6–2 , align=left, Ildus Giniyatullin , style="font-size:88%", 5–2 , - , Win , 5–2 , align=left, Mansur Syrgak Uulu , style="font-size:88%", 8–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 4–2 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 2–6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, May 4, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2018 European Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,

, Dagestan , - , Win , 4–1 , align=left, George Bucur , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 3–1 , align=left, Enes Uslu , style="font-size:88%", 4–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, March 22–25, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2018 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4, Sofia, Bulgaria , - , Loss , 2–1 , align=left, Ilyas Bekbulatov , style="font-size:88%", , - , Win , 2–0 , align=left, George Bucur , style="font-size:88%", , - , Win , 1–0 , align=left, Giorgi Sulava , style="font-size:88%", , -

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salkazanov, Tajmuraz Living people 1996 births People from North Ossetia–Alania Slovak male sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists European Wrestling Champions