Khadzhimurad Magomedov (born 24 February 1974,

Makhachkala Makhachkala, previously known as Petrovskoye (1844–1857) and Port-Petrovsk (1857–1921), or by the local Kumyk language, Kumyk name of Anji, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Dagestan, Russia. ...

, Dagestan ASSR) is a Russian wrestler and Olympic champion in

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International career

Magomedov competed at the

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where he received a gold medal in

, the ''middleweight'' class."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 9 September 2008) Magomedov also became world champion at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships. He won a silver medal in 1999, and in 2 other appearances, 1997 and 1998, he finished in 4th place. Other notable achievements include winning the European Championships in 1997 and the World Military Games in 1999.

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* 1974 births Living people Sport wrestlers from Makhachkala Avar people Olympic wrestlers for Russia Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Russian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Russian sportsmen Dagestan State University alumni {{Russia-wrestling-bio-stub