Soslan Magometovich Gattsiev ( uz, Сослан Магометович Гатциев; born September 27, 1985 in
Andijan
Andijan (sometimes spelled Andijon or Andizhan in English) ( uz, Andijon / Андижон / ئەندىجان; fa, اندیجان, ''Andijân/Andīǰān''; russian: Андижан, ''Andižan'') is a city in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, ...
,
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 co ...
) is an amateur Belarusian freestyle wrestler of Uzbek origin, who competes in the men's light heavyweight category.
Gattsiev represented
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 ...
at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
, where he competed in the
84 kg class. He lost the semifinal match to Puerto Rico's
Jaime Espinal, with a score of 2–15. Gattsiev, however, was offered another shot for the bronze medal bout in the repechage, where he was eventually outclassed and beaten by reigning European champion
Dato Marsagishvili
Dato Marsagishvili ( ka, დათო მარსაგიშვილი; born March 30, 1991) is a male wrestler from Georgia, born in Stepantsminda.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, despite losing the quarterfinals against Jaime E ...
of Georgia, with a set-score of 0–3 and 1–3.
References
External links
FILA Profile
Belarusian male sport wrestlers
Uzbekistani male sport wrestlers
1985 births
Living people
Olympic wrestlers of Belarus
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Gomel
People from Andijan
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