
Shirvani Gadzhikurbanovich Muradov ( lbe, Ширвани Гаджикурбанович Мурадов; born 20 June 1985 in
Dagestan
Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North ...
) is a Russian
wrestler
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spo ...
, who has won a gold medal at the
2008 Summer Olympics and European champion 2007.
Shirvani is
Lak heritage.
My mother is my second coach
References
The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
1985 births
Living people
Laks (Caucasus)
Olympic wrestlers for Russia
Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Russia
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Russian male sport wrestlers
Sportspeople from Dagestan
20th-century Russian people
21st-century Russian people
European Wrestling Championships medalists
European Wrestling Champions
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