Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov
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| Full name | Akhmed Shiybudinovich Gadzhimagomedov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Zig-Zag | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 21, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) (2021) 79 kg (174 lb) 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Shamil Umakhanov wrestling club (им. Шамиля Умаханова)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Magomed Guseinov Gamzat Abbasov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Akhmed (Ahmad) Shiybudinovich Gadzhimagomedov (Russian: Ахмед Шиябудинович Гаджимагомедов; born 21 April 1990) is a Russian former freestyle wrestler. 2018 world bronze medalist. 2018 European champion. He won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in 74 kg.[4]
In June 2022, he ended his athletic career and was appointed coach of the Dagestan national team.[5]
Akhmed was born in the village of Leninaul, Dagestan, into a Sunni Muslim family. He started freestyle wrestling at the age of 12.[1][6]
He lived in Khasavyurt, where he was coached by Magomed Guseinov and Gamzat Abbasov. Akhmed is international Master of Sports in freestyle wrestling.[1]
