Soslan Tamazovich Daurov (, , born 15 January 1991) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler who represents

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in the 59 kg and 67 kg category. He won a silver medal at the 2015 European Games, but was eliminated in the first bout at the

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. Daurov was born in

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, Russia, where he took up wrestling in 2001. In 2011 he moved to Belarus with his family, and in 2012 received Belarusian citizenship. He studies physical education at the Hrodna State University. In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan.

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* 1991 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Belarus Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in wrestling European Games silver medalists for Belarus European Games bronze medalists for Belarus Belarusian male sport wrestlers 21st-century Belarusian sportsmen {{Belarus-wrestling-bio-stub