Akhmed Tazhudinov

Akhmed Tazhudinov
Personal information
Birth name	Ахмед Магомедович Тажудинов
Full name	Akhmed Magomedovich Tazhudinov
Nationality	Avar
Born	25 January 2003 (age 21); Gergebil, Dagestan, Russia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb; 15.3 st)
Sport
Country	Russia (2018–2022); Bahrain (2022–present);
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	97 kg
Event	Freestyle
Club	Abdulrashid Sadulaev Wrestling Club
Coached by	Shamil Omarov
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Bahrain
World Championships
Asian Championships
Grand Prix
Arab Championships
Representing Dagestan
Russian National Championships

Akhmed Tazhudinov (Template:Lang-ru; born 25 January 2003) is a Russian-born Bahraini wrestler of Avar origin. In 2023 he won the gold medal in the 97 kg event at both the 2023 World Wrestling Championships and the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships.^[2]^[3]

Career

Akhmed Tazhudinov won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg category at the 2022 Russian Wrestling Championships. He has been playing for Bahrain since autumn 2022 and made his debut at the Dinmuhamed Kunayev Memorial International Tournament in Taraz, Kazakhstan, in early November 2022, where he won the tournament.^[4] A few days later, as part of the Bahrain team in Egypt, he won the Arab Championships.^[5]

On 13 April 2023 in Astana, he participated in the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships and defeated China's Habila Awusayiman in the final to become the Asian champion.^[6] On 19 September, 2023, he pinned Magomedkhan Magomedov in the finals of the 2023 World Wrestling Championships to win his first Senior World gold medal.^[7] In earlier rounds on the way to the title, he defeated Kyle Snyder and Abdulrashid Sadulaev, who between them had won every world or Olympic title at 97kg dating back to the 2015 World Wrestling Championships.

In his bout with Kyle Snyder, Akhmed Tazhudinov showed phenomenal wrestling and defeated him 10-0. Sadulaev was unable to continue the fight due to a neck injury and withdrew from the competition.^[8]

Championships and achievements

Senior level

2022 Russian National Championships — 3rd
2023 Asian Championships — 1st

Junior level

2021 Dagestan state championships — 2nd
2021 Besik Kudukhov international — 3rd

References

^ "гергебиь.рф". Состоялось первенство района по вольной борьбе. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
^ "Akhmed TAZHUDINOV profile page". uww.org.
^ "Akhmed Tazhudinov (Freestyle wrestling) : Prize list and results".
^ https://mahachkala.bezformata.com/listnews/ahmeda-tazhudinova-v-sbornoy-bahreyna/111120678/
^ https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-11/results_11_alexandria_arab_champ.pdf?VersionId=m4fmnZXLzNxxG6qn4EgzK9Q31SaND.aG
^ "Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ Spey, Andrew. "2023 World Championship Live Blog: Day 4". FloWrestling.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
^ "20-Year-Old Wrestler Shatters American Dream of Gold at Wrestling World Championship Upsetting Country's Youngest Olympic Wrestling Champion Kyle Snyder". 19 September 2023.

[1] "гергебиь.рф". Состоялось первенство района по вольной борьбе. Retrieved May 23, 2016.

[2] "Akhmed TAZHUDINOV profile page". uww.org.

[3] "Akhmed Tazhudinov (Freestyle wrestling) : Prize list and results".

[4] ttps://mahachkala.bezformata.com/listnews/ahmeda-tazhudinova-v-sbornoy-bahreyna/111120678/

[5] ttps://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-11/results_11_alexandria_arab_champ.pdf?VersionId=m4fmnZXLzNxxG6qn4EgzK9Q31SaND.aG

[6] "Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

[7] Spey, Andrew. "2023 World Championship Live Blog: Day 4". FloWrestling.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.

[8] "20-Year-Old Wrestler Shatters American Dream of Gold at Wrestling World Championship Upsetting Country's Youngest Olympic Wrestling Champion Kyle Snyder". 19 September 2023.

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