Murad Umakhanov (born 3 January 1977 in

Khasavyurt Khasavyurt is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Dagestan, Russia. Population: History It was founded in 1846 and granted town status in 1931. During the Russian Empire, the settlement was the administrative capital of the Khas ...

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) is a Russian

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

and Olympic champion in

Freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...

. Umakhanov competed at the

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where he won the gold medal in

, the ''featherweight'' class."2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on September 9, 2008)

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* 1977 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Russia Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Russian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Russia Martial artists from Khasavyurt Sport wrestlers from Dagestan Olympic medalists in wrestling 20th-century Russian sportsmen 21st-century Russian sportsmen Dagestan State University alumni {{Russia-wrestling-bio-stub