Khetag Gazyumov

Azerbaijani wrestler
Khetag Gazyumov
Gazyumov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NicknameMustang
Born24 April 1981 (1981-04-24) (age 43)
Suadag, North Ossetian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
EducationGorsky State Agrarian University[2]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Sport
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubAtasport[2]
Coached byFirdovsi Umudov
Marik Tedeyev
Magomed Aliomarov[2]
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 96 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 96 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place Moscow 2010 96 kg
Silver medal – second place Herning 2009 96 kg
Silver medal – second place Budapest 2013 96 kg
Silver medal – second place Tashkent 2014 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place Las Vegas 2015 97 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place Baku 2015 97 kg
European Championship
Gold medal – first place Vilnius 2009 96 kg
Gold medal – first place Baku 2010 96 kg
Gold medal – first place Dortmund 2011 96 kg
Silver medal – second place Vantaa 2014 97 kg

Khetag Gazyumov (also Gozyumov, Ossetian: Гозымты Русланы фырт Хетæг, Gozymty Ruslany fyrt Xetæg; Russian: Хетаг Русланович Гозюмов, Khetag Ruslanovich Gozyumov; Azerbaijani: Xetaq Qazümov; born 24 April 1981) is retired Russian and Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler of Ossetian origin. Competing in the 96 some kg weight category he won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 2016 Rio Games.[1] He also won four gold and four silver medal at the European and world championships in 2009–2014 and a gold medal at the 2015 European Games.[4]

Gazyumov took up wrestling in 1990 and started competing in 1994. He eventually developed a cardiac arrhythmia, which led to his collapse after the quarterfinal match at the 2012 Olympics.[2]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Khetag Gazyumov.
  1. ^ a b Xetaq Qazyumov. Sports-Reference.com
  2. ^ a b c d Khetag Goziumov. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ Khetag Goziumov Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  4. ^ Gazumov, Khetag (AZE). iat.uni-leipzig.de

External links

  • Khetag Gazyumov at the International Wrestling DatabaseEdit on Wikidata
  • Khetag Gazyumov at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
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Olympic medalists for Azerbaijan
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World Champions in freestyle heavyweight (97 kg)
  • 1951–1961 : +87 kg
  • 1962–1967 : +97 kg
  • 1969–1995 : 100 kg
  • 1997–2001 : 97 kg
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  • +87 kg: 1951–1961
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  • 100 kg: 1969–1995
  • 97 kg: 1997–2001
  • 96 kg: 2002–2013
  • 97 kg: 2014–present


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