Magomed Ibragimov (wrestler, born 1985)

Magomed Idrisovich Ibragimov (Russian: Магомед Идрисович Ибрагимов; born 2 June 1985) is a Russian-born naturalized Uzbekistani former wrestler of Avar descent, who competes in the heavyweight freestyle division. He won bronze medals at the 2016 Olympics and 2018 Asian Games.[5]

Magomed Ibragimov
Магомед Ибрагимов
Ibragimov at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Full nameMagomed Idrisovitch Ibragimov
NationalityRussia Russian[1]
Uzbekistan Uzbekistani
Born (1985-06-02) 2 June 1985 (age 41)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportWrestling
Event
Freestyle
Coached byAlim Khikmatov[3]
Akhroljan Ruziev
Mairbek Yusupov
Kasum Nasrudinov[4]

Ibragimov took up wrestling at age 12 in Makhachkala, Russia, and studied at the Dagestan State Pedagogical University there.[3]

Ibragimov initially represented Russia, but in 2016 received Uzbekistani citizenship. He was selected for the 2016 Olympics in May 2016 by winning the second place at the qualification tournament in Ulaanbaatar.[6]

References

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  1. "Ibragimov is best Dagestani wrestler of February". wrestdag.ru. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  2. Magomed Ibragimov. sports-reference.com
  3. 1 2 3 Magomed Ibragimov Archived 25 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
  4. Ibragimov, Magomed Idrisovich (UZB) Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
  5. "Men's Freestyle 97 kg Bronze". 2016 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. "Магомед Ибрагимов и Адам Батыров едут на Олимпиаду" (in Russian). Moskovskij Komsomolets. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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