Ramazan Şahin
Рамзан Ирбайханов
Şahin with coaches at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameRamzan Irbaikhanov
Full nameRamzan Ismailovich Irbaikhanov
NationalityRussian
Turkish
Born (1983-07-08) 8 July 1983[1][2]
Makhachkala, Russia[2]
Height1.70 m (5.6 ft)[1][2]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubIstanbul BB SK
Coached byIsac Irbaykhanov (from 1995)
Adem Bereket (from 2006)[1]
Now coachingTurkmenistan
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing66 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Baku66 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Tampere66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2007 Sofia66 kg

Ramazan Şahin (born Ramzan Irbaikhanov, Russian: Рамзан Ирбайханов, on 8 July 1983) is a Russian-Turkish freestyle wrestler of Chechen descent.[3] He won gold medals at the 2007 World Championships, 2008 European Championships, and 2008 Summer Olympics, placing fifth in 2012. From February 2019 head coach of Turkmenistan national wrestling team.

Career

He competed for the Istanbul-based club Tekelspor,[4] and then transferred to İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.[5]

Born in Khasavyurt in the North Caucasian federal subject Dagestan of the Soviet union, he emigrated in 2005 to Turkey with the help of his uncle İshak İrbayhanov, manager of the Turkey national freestyle wrestling team.[6] In 2006, Ramazan was naturalized with the initiative of Mehmet Ali Şahin, then Minister responsible for Sports and changed his family name to Şahin in respect of his patron.[7]

Coach career

After the completion of his sports career was one of the coaches of the Turkish national team.

In February 2019 he headed the national team of Turkmenistan in wrestling.[8]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Shahin, Ramazan (TUR). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  2. 1 2 3 Ramazan Şahin. sports-reference.com
  3. ↑ Ramazan Şahin Dünya Birincisi Archived 22 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine by Radikal, 21 September 2007 (in Turkish)
  4. ↑ Ramazan Şahin ve Hakan Koç Güreşte Şampiyon by Anadolu Ajansı, 11 February 2007 (in Turkish)
  5. ↑ "Olimpiyatlar ve İstanbul BB" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  6. ↑ Amcasının Gururu Ramazan by Birgün, 24 April 2007 (in Turkish)
  7. ↑ Öksüz Ramazan'ın Büyük Başarısı by Cihan Haber Ajansı, 20 August 2008 (in Turkish)
  8. ↑ Сборную Туркменистана по вольной борьбе возглавил олимпийский чемпион Рамазан Ирбайханов
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