Adlan Dzhunidovich Akiev (Russian: Адлан Джунидович Акиев), is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 82 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[1][2] In 2021, he also won the gold medal in the 82 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[3][4]

Adlan Akiev
Адлан Акиев
Personal information
National team Russia
Born (1993-03-30) March 30, 1993 (age 31)
Chechnya, Russia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubDmitry Mindiashvili's wrestling academy
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Russian Wrestling Federation
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 82 kg
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Warsaw 82 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Novi Sad 80 kg

Career edit

At the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, he won one of the bronze medals in the 80 kg event.[5][6] In his bronze medal match he defeated Daniel Aleksandrov of Bulgaria.[6]

In March 2021, he won the gold medal in the 82 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[7]

Achievements edit

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 3rd Greco-Roman 80 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 1st Greco-Roman 82 kg
World Championships Oslo, Norway 3rd Greco-Roman 82 kg

References edit

  1. ^ Burke, Patrick (8 October 2021). "Rafig Huseynov among winners of first Greco-Roman finals at UWW World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ Morgan, Liam (25 April 2021). "Double world champion Evloev clinches Russian sweep at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ^ Winters, Max (7 May 2017). "Hungarian makes up for Rio 2016 disappointment with 85kg Greco Roman gold at European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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