Boris Akhsarbekovic Makojev (russian: link=no, Борис Ахсарбекович Макоев; born January 22, 1993, in

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Slovak

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Ossetian ethnicity who competes at 86 kilograms. In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In 2022, Makojev won one of the bronze medals in his event at the

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held in Rome, Italy. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 86kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. Makojev won the silver medal in the men's 92kg event at the

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held in Bucharest, Romania. He competed at the

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in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the

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in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.

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* * 1993 births Living people Sport wrestlers from Vladikavkaz Slovak male sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Slovakia {{Slovakia-wrestling-bio-stub