Zelimkhan Khadjiev
Russian-French freestyle wrestler
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Zelimkhan Khadjiev (Russian: Зелимхан Хаджиев; born May 20, 1994, in Dagestan) is a Russian-French freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 16 by Sosuke Takatani.[1][2]
BornЗелимхан Хаджиев
20 May 1994
20 May 1994
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
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| Nationality |  Russian  France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Зелимхан Хаджиев 20 May 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 74 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[3]
