Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov Ахмед Гаджимагомедов | |
Fullname: | Akhmed Shiybudinovich Gadzhimagomedov |
Nickname: | Zig-Zag |
Birth Date: | 21 April 1990 |
Birth Place: | Kalininaul, Kazbekovsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Height: | 1.74m (05.71feet)[1] |
Weight: | 860NaN0 (2021) 790NaN0 740NaN0 |
Country: | Russia |
Sport: | Wrestling |
Event: | Freestyle |
Club: | Shamil Umakhanov wrestling club (им. Шамиля Умаханова)[2] |
Coach: | Magomed Guseinov Gamzat Abbasov |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Akhmed (Ahmad) Shiybudinovich Gadzhimagomedov (Russian: Ахмед Шиябудинович Гаджимагомедов; born 21 April 1990) is a Russian former freestyle wrestler. 2018 world bronze medalist. 2018 European champion. He won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in 74 kg.[3]
Akhmed was born in the village of Leninaul, Dagestan, into a Sunni Muslim family. He started freestyle wrestling at the age of 12.[4] [5] He lived in Khasavyurt, where he was coached by Magomed Guseinov and Gamzat Abbasov. Akhmed is international Master of Sports in freestyle wrestling.
Gadzhimagomedov is a devout Sunni Muslim. His favorite wrestler is Murad Gaidarov.