Ibrahim Saidau Explained

Ibrahim Saidau
Ибрагим Саидов
Birth Name:Ibragim Magomedovich Saidov
Birth Date:9 March 1985
Birth Place:Kokrek, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Soviet Union
Height:175 cm
Sport:Wrestling
Weight Class:97-125 kg
Event:Freestyle
Education:Dagestan State University
Club:Dynamo Makhachkala (RUS)[1]
Grodno (BEL)
Coach:Imanmurza Aliev

Ibragim Magomedovich Saidov' (Russian: Ибрагим Магомедович Саидов; born March 9, 1985) is a Russian and Belarusian freestyle wrestler of Avar heritage. He won a bronze medal in the 125 kg weight division at the 2016 Olympics.[2]

Saidau took up wrestling in 2000 in Khasavyurt, following his elder brother. He served a doping-related ban imposed by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency between May 2012 and June 2014. After the ban ended he represented Belarus.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://wrestdag.ru/users/217/ Саидов Ибрагим Магомедсаидович
  2. Web site: Ibrahim Saidau . Rio 2016 . 20 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161210185137/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ibrahim-saidau . 10 December 2016 .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920030938/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete%3Dsaidau-ibrahim-1254679/index.html Ibrahim Saidau