Zelimkhan Abakarov
- Russia (2013–2020)
- Albania (2022–present)
Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
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Representing Albania | ||
World Championships | ||
2022 Belgrade | 57 kg | |
2023 Belgrade | 57 kg | |
European Championships | ||
2023 Zagreb | 61 kg | |
2024 Bucharest | 61 kg | |
Mediterranean Games | ||
2022 Oran | 65 kg | |
World Cup | ||
2019 Yakutsk | 61 kg | |
Islamic Solidarity Games | ||
2021 Konya | 65 kg | |
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin | ||
2022 Krasnoyarsk | 61 kg | |
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament | ||
2022 Veliko Tarnovo | 61 kg | |
Grand Prix | ||
2022 Tirana | 65 kg | |
2023 Tirana | 61 kg | |
2023 Budapest | 61 kg | |
Representing Russia | ||
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament | ||
2017 Russe | 61 kg | |
Ali Aliyev Tournament | ||
2019 Kaspisk | 61 kg | |
2018 Kaspisk | 61 kg | |
Alany Tournament | ||
2017 Vladikavkas | 61 kg | |
2019 Vladikavkas | 61 kg | |
Representing All-World Team | ||
World Cup | ||
2022 Coralville | Team | |
Representing Dagestan | ||
Russian Championships | ||
2019 Sochi | 61 kg | |
2018 Odintsovo | 61 kg | |
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin | ||
2017 Krasnoyarsk | 57 kg |
Zelimkhan Arsenovich Abakarov (Russian: Зелимхан Арсенович Абакаров; born 14 July 1993) is a Russian-born Albanian wrestler.[1] He is a gold medalist at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships. He is the first wrestler representing Albania to win a gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships.[2] He is also a gold medalist at the 2022 Mediterranean Games and a silver medalist at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.
Career
Abakarov won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. He competed in the men's freestyle 61 kg and men's Greco-Roman 67 kg events at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[3]
Abakarov won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[4][5] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[6] He won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[2][7]
Abakarov won the silver medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, losing 5–2 to Armenian Arsen Harutyunyan in the men's freestyle 61 kg final match. He beat German Niklas Stechele with a 10-0 technical superiority in the first round, Ukrainian Taras Markovych 6–2 in the quarterfinals and Georgian Shota Phartenadze 4–4 in the semifinals and reached the final with the advantage of the last point.[8]
He won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[9] He competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10]
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 1st | Freestyle 65 kg |
Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 2nd | Freestyle 65 kg | |
World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg | |
2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 2nd | Freestyle 61 kg |
World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg | |
2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 2nd | Freestyle 61 kg |
References
- ^ "Чеченские «вольники» на Кубке мира-2019 | WSPORT-SHATOY". 20 March 2019.
- ^ a b Iveson, Ali (17 September 2022). "Dake and Ghasempour retain wrestling world titles in Belgrade". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Albania Wins First Medal in Mediterranean Games". Albania Daily News. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
- Zelimkhan Abakarov at the International Wrestling Database
- Zelimkhan Abakarov at United World Wrestling
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- 2022: Zelimkhan Abakarov (ALB)
- 2023: Stevan Mićić (SRB)
- 1951–1995 : 57 kg
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- 2014–present : 57 kg