Boris Akhsarbekovic Makoev (Russian: Борис Ахсарбекович Макоев; born January 22, 1993, in Ossetia) is a Russian naturalized Slovak freestyle wrestler Ossetian ethnicity who competes at 86 kilograms.[4][5] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

Boris Makoev
Борис Макоев
Personal information
Native name
Борис Ахсарбекович Макоев
Nationality Slovakia
BornBoris Akhsarbekovic Makoev
(1993-01-22) January 22, 1993 (age 33)[1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Russia (until 2017)
 Slovakia (since 2017)
SportWrestling
Weight class86 kg
Event
Freestyle
ClubZK 1904 Košice [2]
Coached byAkhsarbek Makoev,Kazbek Dedegkaev[3]
Achievements and titles
World finals‹See Tfd›Silver (2017) ‹See Tfd›Bronze (2022)
Regional finals‹See Tfd›Silver (2024) ‹See Tfd›Bronze (2020)

In 2022, Makoev won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[7] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 86 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8][9]

Makoev won the silver medal in the men's 92 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[10] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[11] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[11]

References

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  1. "Makoev's bio". wrestrus.ru. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. "Makoev vrátil slovenské zápasenie na pódium, spokojný je aj Sýkora". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. "Makoev's coaches". infosport.ru. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  4. "Ossetian wrestler won the silver medal in worlds". 15ironpost.ru. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  8. Shefferd, Neil (16 September 2022). "Olympic champions help US claim double freestyle gold at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  9. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  10. "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  11. 1 2 "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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