Akhmed Tazhudinov
Personal information
Birth nameАхмед Магомедович Тажудинов
Full nameAkhmed Magomedovich Tazhudinov
NationalityRussian
Bahraini
Born (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003
Gergebil, Dagestan, Russia[1]
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class97 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubAbdulrashid Sadulaev Wrestling Club
Coached byShamil Omarov
Achievements and titles
World finalsGold (2023)
Regional finalsGold (2023) Gold (2023)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Bahrain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Belgrade97 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou97 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Astana97 kg
World Ranking Series
Gold medal – first place2022 Taraz97 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Bishkek97 kg
Arab Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Alexandria125 kg
Representing Dagestan Dagestan
Russian Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Kyzyl97 kg

Akhmed Tazhudinov (Russian: Ахмед Магомедович Тажудинов; born 25 January 2003) is a Russian-born Bahraini wrestler. 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
Junior level
  • 2021 Dagestan state championships — 2nd
  • 2021 Besik Kudukhov international — 3rd

References

  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. ↑ https://mahachkala.bezformata.com/listnews/ahmeda-tazhudinova-v-sbornoy-bahreyna/111120678/
  5. ↑ https://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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