Danil Khalimov

Danil Takhirovich Khalimov (Kazakh: Данил Тахирович Халимов; 6 July 1978 – 15 October 2020)[2] was an amateur Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's middleweight category.[3]

Danil Khalimov
Personal information
Full nameDanil Takhirovich Khalimov
NationalityKazakhstani
Born(1978-07-06)6 July 1978
Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Died15 October 2020(2020-10-15) (aged 42)
Yekaterinburg, Russia[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubProfessional Sport Club
Daulet
CoachAnvar Sagitov
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Games
2002 Busan74 kg
Asian Championships
2004 Almaty74 kg

Career

He won two silver medals each in the 74 kg division at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea and at the 2004 Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, and later scored a fifth-place finish at the Summer Olympics in Athens, representing Kazakhstan.[4] Khalimov also trained full-time for Professional Sport Club Daulet in Almaty, under his personal coach Anvar Sagitov.

Khalimov was born in Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR. He qualified for his naturalized Kazakh squad in the men's 74 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Earlier in the process, he finished fourth from the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in Créteil, France, and then captured the silver medal at the Asian Championships to guarantee a spot on the Kazakh wrestling team.[5][6] He ousted Georgian-born wrestler Yasha Manasherov of Israel in his opening match by a quick 8–0 margin, and then brushed aside Olympic veteran José Alberto Recuero of Spain with a tough 3–2 decision in the prelim pool to secure his place for the next round of the competition. Khalimov lost in overtime to Switzerland's Reto Bucher in the quarterfinal match at 0–3, but easily scored a triumph in a fifth-place playoff against two-time Olympic champion Filiberto Azcuy of Cuba, who withdrew from the tournament because of an injury.[7][8]

Khalimov died on October 15, 2020 at the age of 42 from COVID-19.[1]

References
  1. "Danil Khalimov". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. В Екатеринбурге от COVID-19 умер полицейский-олимпиец (in Russian)
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Danil Khalimov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. "Олимпиада-2004: "Греки" раскрывают карты" [2004 Olympics: Greco-Roman wrestlers received tickets] (in Kazakh). Gazeta.kz. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. Abbott, Gary (22 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 74 kg/163 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  6. "Кубок мира. Казахстан - Россия - 2:5. Койжаганов всех удивил" [Koizhaiganov surprises everyone at World Cup. Kazakhstan vs. Russia (2–5)] (in Kazakh). Gazeta.kz. 28 October 2003. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  7. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 74kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  8. Khegay, Marina (27 August 2004). "Олимпийский лихорадка" [Olympic fever] (in Kazakh). Gazeta.kz. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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