Islam Magomedov

Islam Magomedov
Ислам Магомедов
Personal information
Full nameIslam Kurbanovich Magomedov
National team Russia
Born (1991-02-08) February 8, 1991
Bolshaya Martynovka, Russia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubDynamo Rostov Greco-Roman club
Coached byIslam Dugushiev
Medal record
Representing  Russia
World Championships
2015 Las Vegas 98 kg
European Games
2015 Baku 98 kg
Junior World Championships
2010 Budapest 96 kg
2011 Bucharest 96 kg

Islam Kurbanovich Magomedov (Russian: Ислам Курбанович Магомедов, Avar: Ислам МухӀаммад Къурбаназул вас); born 8 February 1991 in Makhachkala) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Dargin descent . He is a two-time Junior Greco-Roman World Champion[1][2] and gold medalist at the 2015 Russian National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.[3] On 12 June 2015 he won gold medal at the European Games 2015, defeating Ukrainian Dimitriy Timchenko in the final.[4] In the same year Magomedov won bronze medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships. Magomedov is International Master of Sports in Greco-Roman Wrestling. He competed at 2016 Summer Olympics, but lost in the quarterfinals.

References

  1. ^ "Islam Magomedov Junior World Champion". wrestrus.ru. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. ^ "Islam Magomedov won Junior World Championships again". wrestrus.ru. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "Islam Magomedov won Russian Greco-Roman nationals". wrestrus.ru. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  4. ^ "First three gold medals European Games 2015". eurosport.ru. Retrieved June 13, 2015.