Islam Magomedov

Islam Kurbanovich Magomedov (Russian: Ислам Курбанович Магомедов; born 8 February 1991 in Makhachkala) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Dargin descent. He is a two-time Junior Greco-Roman World Champion[1][2] and Gold Medalist at the 2015 Russian National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.[3] On 12 June, 2015 he won gold medal at the European Games 2015, defeating Ukrainian Dimitriy Timchenko in the final.[4] In the same year Magomedov won bronze medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships. Magomedov is International Master of Sports in Greco-Roman Wrestling. He competed at Olympics 2016, but lost in the quarterfinals.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Kurbanovich and the family name is Magomedov.
Islam Magomedov
Ислам Магомедов
Magomedov in 2015
Personal information
Full nameIslam Kurbanovich Magomedov
National team Russia
Born (1991-02-08) February 8, 1991
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubDynamo Rostov Greco-Roman club
Coached byIslam Dugushiev
Medal record
Representing  Russia
World Championships
2015 Las Vegas98 kg
European Games
2015 Baku98 kg
Junior World Championships
2010 Budapest96 kg
2011 Bucharest96 kg

References
  1. "Islam Magomedov Junior World Champion". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. "Islam Magomedov won Junior World Championships again". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  3. "Islam Magomedov won Russian Greco-Roman nationals". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  4. "First three gold medals European Games 2015". eurosport.ru. Retrieved June 13, 2015.


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