Sazhid Khalilrakhmanovich Sazhidov (; born 6 February 1980) is a Russian Olympic
wrestler
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who represented his country at the world-level from 2003 to 2006. He won the bronze medal at the
2004 Athens Olympics
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The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
.
At the final match
2003 FILA Wrestling World Championships he defeated
Cael Sanderson of the United States, to become world champion. In 2006 he defeated
Revaz Mindorashvili in the final match to again become world champ. In 2005 he placed 5th.
Sazhidov also won the world championship at the cadet level in 1995 and junior level in 1998. He won the
World Military Games
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in 2007 as well.
He is the head coach of the Dagestan wrestling team.
Notable students
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Abdulrashid Sadulaev – Olympic gold medalist, three-time World Champion
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Abdusalam Gadisov (''formerly'') – World Champion
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Bekkhan Goygereev – World Champion
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Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov
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Nationally, Gazimagomedov won the Russian National Freestyle Wres ...
- World Champion
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Nariman Israpilov – European Champion and World Freestyle Wrestling Championships Bronze medalist
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Shamil Kudiyamagomedov – Silver World Cup and European Champion
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Gadzhimurad Rashidov (''formerly'') – Senior European Champion, silver world cup, two-time Cadet World Champion, senior World runner-up
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Ilyas Bekbulatov – European champion and four‐time Ivan Yarygin winner
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Dauren Kurugliev
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(''formerly'') – European Champion, Ramzan Kadyrov runner-up & Ali Aliyev Memorial runner-up
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Akhmed Chakaev – Ali Aliyev Memorial winner, senior world 3rd
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Aaron Pico
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(''formerly'') – Junior Freestyle Wrestling Championships runner-up and runner-up U.S. Olympic and world team trials
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Khabib Nurmagomedov
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(''formerly'') – Two-time world sambo champion and former
UFC
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lightweight champion
References
1980 births
Olympic wrestlers for Russia
People from Tsumadinsky District
Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
Living people
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
World Wrestling Championships medalists
Russian male sport wrestlers
21st-century Russian sportsmen
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