Zelimkhan Khadjiev (; born May 20, 1994, in

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) is a

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n- French freestyle

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of Chechen heritage. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the

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, in which he was eliminated in the round of 16 by

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. He competed at the

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in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the

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in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.

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* 1994 births Living people French male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for France People from Khasavyurtovsky District Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-wrestling-bio-stub