Zelimkhan Tezhdeivich Huseynov ( az, Zəlimxan Hüseynov; russian: Зелимхан Гусейнов; born July 13, 1981 in
Dagestan) is a retired Russian and Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage who represented Azerbaijan in the
Men's freestyle 60 kg at the
2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/16 final he was beaten by
Mavlet Batirov
Mavlet Alavdinovich Batirov (russian: Мавлет Алавдинович Батиров, born December 12, 1983) is a Russian freestyle wrestler, world and 2-time Olympic champion, who competed in the men's freestyle 55 kg category at the ...
of
Russia
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. After over two wins in the repechage rounds, he lost the bronze medal wrestling match to
Iran
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ian
Morad Mohammadi
Seyed Morad Mohammadi Pahnehkalaei ( fa, سید مراد محمدی پهنه کلایی, born April 9, 1980 in Sari, Mazandaran) is an Iranian wrestler and an Olympic bronze medalist who competed in the 2006 Asian Games
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1981 births
Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic wrestlers of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers
Chechen martial artists
Chechen people
World Wrestling Championships medalists
European Wrestling Championships medalists
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