Adlan Akiev Explained

Adlan Akiev
Адлан Акиев
Birth Date:30 March 1993
Birth Place:Chechnya, Russia
Height:176cm
Weight:82kg
Country:Russia
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Event:Greco-Roman
Club:Dmitry Mindiashvili's wrestling academy

Adlan Dzhunidovich Akiev (Russian: Адлан Джунидович Акиев), is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 82 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[1] [2] In 2021, he also won the gold medal in the 82 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[3] [4]

Career

At the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, he won one of the bronze medals in the 80 kg event.[5] [6] In his bronze medal match he defeated Daniel Aleksandrov of Bulgaria.[6]

In March 2021, he won the gold medal in the 82 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[7]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2017European ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia3rdGreco-Roman 80 kg
2021European ChampionshipsWarsaw, Poland1stGreco-Roman 82 kg
World ChampionshipsOslo, Norway3rdGreco-Roman 82 kg

Notes and References

  1. News: Burke. Patrick. 8 October 2021. Rafig Huseynov among winners of first Greco-Roman finals at UWW World Championships in Oslo. InsideTheGames.biz. 8 October 2021.
  2. Web site: 2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016114828/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf. 16 October 2021. 16 October 2021. United World Wrestling.
  3. News: Morgan. Liam. 25 April 2021. Double world champion Evloev clinches Russian sweep at European Wrestling Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 25 April 2021.
  4. Web site: 2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210425200427/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2021_senior_european_championships.pdf. 25 April 2021. 25 April 2021. United World Wrestling.
  5. News: Winters. Max. 7 May 2017. Hungarian makes up for Rio 2016 disappointment with 85kg Greco Roman gold at European Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 17 September 2021.
  6. Web site: 2017 European Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. 15 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201215230213/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-02/results_05_novisad_v2.pdf. 15 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210321221706/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book_matteo_pellicone_2021.pdf. 21 March 2021. 21 March 2021. United World Wrestling.