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[citation needed] . 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.

Islam Magomedov
Ислам Магомедов
Personal information
Full nameIslam Kurbanovich Magomedov
National team Russia
Born (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 35)
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
Bronze medal – third place2015 Las Vegas98 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku98 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Budapest96 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Bucharest96 kg

References

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