Headercolor: | Gold |
Native Name: | Russian: Азамат Гаджимурадович Ахмедов Kumyk: Гьажимурадны уланы Азамат; |
Азамат Ахмедов Azamat Akhmedov | |
Fullname: | Azamat Gadjimuradovich Akhmedov |
Birth Date: | 1990 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Kandauraul, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Russia |
Sport: | Wrestling |
Event: | Greco-Roman |
Club: | Victoria WC (Tarko-Sale, YNAO) |
Weight Class: | 67 kg |
Rank: | International Master of sports[1] |
Coach: | Aleksey Fomin Geidar Mamedaliyev |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Azamat Gadjimuradovich Akhmedov (Russian: Азамат Гаджимурадович Ахмедов, Kumyk: Гьажимурадны уланы Азамат; born 11 October 1990) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Kumyk descent ethnicity, who claimed the silver medal at the 2016 World Cup and the 2024 Russian Championships.
Akhmedov was born on October 10, 1990, into a Kumyk family. He started Greco-Roman wrestling in the local sport club "Victoria" as a child.[2] He currently lives and trains in Yekaterinburg under Olympic silver medalist Geidar Mamedaliyev.
Azamat received six bronze medals at the Russian national championships. In 2014, he was finalist of the German Grand Prix.[3] In 2016, he took the silver medal from the 2016 World Cup held in Iran as a Russian team member. In 2017, he won the Haparanda Cup held in Sweden.[4] During 2018, he was first at the Sassari tournament in Italy, Grand Prix of Spain and third at the Ivan Poddubny Tournament at 67 kilos.[5] [6] In 2022, he won the Russian cup.[7] In 2024, he took second place at the Russian Championships.[8]
He is a graduate of the Ural Federal University.