Bekkhan Abdurakhmanovich Ozdoev (russian: Бекхан Абдрахманович Оздоев; born 15 May 1993 in

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) is a Russian

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wrestler of

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descent who wrestles in the 87 kg weight category.

Early life

Ozdoev began wrestling for its courage, beauty and unexpected impressiveness. He decided to start training in Greco-Roman wrestling as his elder brother Khamzat and his neighbors were also engaged in the sport. Ozdoev began wrestling under Askhab Belkharoev in the small village of

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. After several years, Ozdoev decided to move to

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to continue with education and to train wrestling, becoming there a successful wrestler at cadet and junior level.

2018: European silver medalist, Russian champion

Ozdoev competed at the

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in Kaspiysk,

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. Ozdoev faced Matuzevičius of

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in the Round of 32, and won by 11-2 technical fall, then faced former two-time European Championships bronze medalist

Artur Shahinyan Artur Shahinyan ( hy, Արթուր Շահինյան, born 8 January 1987) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. Shahinyan won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund. He won another bronze medal at the 2013 Europe ...

of Armenia, Ozdoev beat Shahinyan by 9–1, resulting in another technical fall. Ozdoev then faced World silver medalist Denis Kudla of Germany and won by fall. In the semi-finals, Ozdoev beat Islam Abbasov by a 4–3 score. In the final match, Ozdoev faced

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wrestler,

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, but lost by a score of 3–2, ultimately winning the silver medal. Ozdoev won gold at the 2018 Russian National Championships, defeating three former-Olympic gold championships in the process. Ozdoev first defeated Aleksey Mishin, an Olympic champion from the

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, then defeated 2012 Olympic champion, Alan Khugayev. In the final match, Ozdoev defeated reigning 2016 Olympic champion Davit Chakvetadze by 10-0 technical fall, thus making Ozdoev a two-time Russian national champion and securing Ozdoev's place to wrestle at the

2018 World Wrestling Championships The 2018 World Wrestling Championships were the 15th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from 20 to 28 October in Budapest, Hungary. Russia claimed 10 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals, its best ...

held in Budapest, Hungary.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozdoev, Bekkhan Ingush people 1993 births Living people Russian male sport wrestlers Russian wrestlers European Games competitors for Russia Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Wrestling Championships medalists