Mavlet Alavdinovich Batirov (Russian: Мавлет Алавдинович Батиров, born December 12, 1983) is a Russian freestyle wrestler, world and two-time Olympic champion, who competed in the men's freestyle 55 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal.[1]
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| Full name | Mavlet Alavdinovich Batirov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 12, 1983 Khasavyurt, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Shamil Umakhanov Wrestling Club (им. Шамиля Умаханова) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Magomed Azizov, Dzhambolat Tedeyev and Saigidpasha Umakhanov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In April 2006, he became the 60 kg European champion in Moscow, .
In September 2007 in Baku, he won the World Championship at 60 kg.
In August 2008, in Beijing, Batirov won his second Olympic gold medal competing in the 60 kg weight class.
Mavlet Batirov's younger brother Adam Batirov is also a freestyle wrestler (European Champion) who is currently representing Bahrain.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mavlet Batirov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ "Batirov Returns, Spoils Iran's Hopes for Sweep on Final Day of Asian Championships". unitedworldwrestling.org. February 21, 2016. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
External links
edit- Mavlet Batirov at the International Wrestling Database
- Mavlet Batirov at Olympics.com
- Mavlet Batirov at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Mavlet Batirov at Olympic.org (archived)
- Mavlet Batirov at Olympedia (archive)
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