Zelimkhan Huseynov
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Zelimkhan Tezhdeivich Huseynov (; ; born July 13, 1981, in
Dagestan Dagestan ( ; ; ), officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North Caucasian Fede ...
) is a retired Russian and Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage who represented Azerbaijan in the Men's freestyle 60 kg at the
2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
. In the 1/16 final he was beaten by Mavlet Batirov of
Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
. After over two wins in the repechage rounds, he lost the bronze medal wrestling match to
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
ian Morad Mohammadi.


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* * * * Living people 1981 births Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Azerbaijan Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers Russian people of Chechen descent World Wrestling Championships medalists European Wrestling Championships medalists Azerbaijani people of Chechen descent {{Azerbaijan-wrestling-bio-stub