Ismail Timurovich Musukaev (, ; born 28 January 1993) is a Russian-born Hungarian

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. A world champion and European champion, Musukaev represented Hungary at the

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in Tokyo, Japan and at the

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in Paris, France in the men's 65 kg event.

Career

He was the runner-up at the Russian nationals in 2015 at 57 kg. At the Russian nationals 2016 at the end of the 57 kg quarterfinal wrestling match between Lebedev and Musukaev the referees awarded the victory to

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. However, after the match the Russian Championships wrestling commission considered mistakes of the referee and awarded the victory to Ismail Musukaev (4-2). Even so, Lebedev remained in the semifinals. After the incident, the Dagestani team walked out, along with others, including many

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. At the Russian nationals 2018 he placed 2nd at 61 kilos, in the final match he lost to

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. At the

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held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's freestyle 65 kg event. In 2020, he won the silver medal in the men's 65 kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. He won one of the bronze medals in the 65kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. He was the runner-up at the Ivan Yarygin Grand-prix in 2015 and in 2018. September 19, 2023 Ismail Musukaev won a gold medal in the 65 kg weight category at the

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in Belgrade. In the final, he defeated Sebastian Rivera of

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in dominating fashion. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 70kg event at the

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held in Bucharest, Romania.

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Musukaev, Ismail Living people 1993 births Russian male sport wrestlers Hungarian male sport wrestlers Naturalized citizens of Hungary Naturalised sports competitors World Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Hungary European Wrestling Champions Sportspeople from Nalchik Martial artists from Kabardino-Balkaria Hungarian people of Russian descent 21st-century Russian sportsmen 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen