Rakhim Magamadov
French freestyle wrestler
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Rakhim Magamadov (Russian: Рахим Магамадов; born 29 October 2003) is a Chechen-born French wrestler.[1]
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| Native name | Рахим Магамадов | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 2003 Chechnya, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6.07 ft; 73 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sarreguemines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
He was born in Chechnya in 2003, but his parents fled the war and arrived in France in 2007. He started wrestling at a club in Tarn-et-Garonne. He chose this sport because practising a combat sport in Chechnya is an obligation, but also a cultural marker. Furthermore, his father didn't want him to play any other sport.[2][3]
He tried Greco-Roman wrestling before opting for freestyle. During the French championships, he was spotted by the selectors and joined the Pôle France in Dijon for two years. He then entered the INSEP, where he met Akhmed Aibuev and Ilman Mukhtarov.[4]
He was one of fourteen French competitors (seven in women's wrestling, five in Greco-Roman and two in freestyle) at the senior world championships in Belgrade, Serbia, in a bid to qualify directly for the 2024 Olympic Games. He was eliminated in the quarter-finals. He was part of the French team selection for the European TQO in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 5 to 7 April. He lost in the quarter-finals to Ukraine's Vasyl Mykhailov, disqualifying him from the 2024 Olympic Games.[5]
Silver medallist at the Military World Cup in 2024. European U-23 champion in 2023, second in 2024. World junior champion in 2022 and 2023, second in 2021. European junior champion in 2022 and 2023, third in 2021.[6]