Jamaladdin Gadzhievich Magomedov (russian: Джамаладдин Магомедов; az, Ҹамаләддин Мәһәммәдов; born March 14, 1989, in

Makhachkala Makhachkala ( rus, Махачкала, , məxətɕkɐˈla, links=yes),; av, Махӏачхъала, Maħaçqala; ce, ХӀинжа-ГӀала, Hinƶa-Ġala; az, Маһачгала, Mahaçqala; nog, Махачкала; lbe, Махачкъала; ...

) is a Russian-born naturalized

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...

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 ...

of Avar descent, who played for the men's super heavyweight category. In 2011, Magomedov had won two bronze medals at the

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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 ...

, and at the

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Dortmund, Germany Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the la ...

. He is also a member of Atasport Wrestling Club in Baku, and is coached and trained by Anvar Magomedgadzhiev of

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

. Magomedov represented his current nation

at the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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, where he competed for the men's 120 kg class. He lost the qualifying match to Russia's

Bilyal Makhov Bilyal Valerievich Makhov (russian: Билял Валерьевич Махов, ; born 20 September 1987 in Nalchik) is a Russian mixed martial artist, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler. He is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, cur ...

, who was able to score five points in two straight periods, leaving Magomedov without a single point. At the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

, he lost to Tervel Dlagnev in the second round. In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

in Tokyo, Japan.

References

External links

Profile – International Wrestling Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Magomedov, Jamaladdin Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers 1989 births Living people Olympic wrestlers of Azerbaijan Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Makhachkala European Games bronze medalists for Azerbaijan Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Azerbaijan