Azamat Akhmedov
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Kandauraul, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Russia
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| Native name | Russian: Азамат Гаджимурадович Ахмедов Kumyk: Гьажимурадны уланы Азамат; | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Azamat Gadjimuradovich Akhmedov | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1990 Kandauraul, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Russia | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 67 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | International Master of sports[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Victoria WC (Tarko-Sale, YNAO) | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Aleksey Fomin[2] Geidar Mamedaliyev[2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Azamat Gadjimuradovich Akhmedov (Russian: Азамат Гаджимурадович Ахмедов, Kumyk: Гьажимурадны уланы Азамат, romanized: Hajimuradnı ulanı Azamat; born 11 October 1990) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Kumyk descent ethnicity, who claimed the silver medal at the 2016 World Cup and the 2024 Russian Championships.
Akhmedov was born on October 10, 1990, into a Kumyk family. He started Greco-Roman wrestling in the local sport club "Victoria" as a child.[2] He currently lives and trains in Yekaterinburg under Olympic silver medalist Geidar Mamedaliyev.[2]
Sport career
Azamat received six bronze medals at the Russian national championships.[2] In 2014, he was finalist of the German Grand Prix.[3] In 2016, he took the silver medal from the 2016 World Cup held in Iran as a Russian team member.[2] In 2017, he won the Haparanda Cup held in Sweden.[4] During 2018, he was first at the Sassari tournament in Italy, Grand Prix of Spain and third at the Ivan Poddubny Tournament at 67 kilos.[5][6] In 2022, he won the Russian cup.[7] In 2024, he took second place at the Russian Championships.[8]
Achievements
- 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 Russian championships — 3rd;
- 2017 Haparanda Cup — 1st;
- 2018 Ivan Poddubny Tournament — 3rd;
- 2018, 2019, 2022 Sassari tournament — 1st;
- 2022 Russian cup — 1st;
- 2024 Russian championships — 2nd;
