| Magomed Ramazanov Магомед Рамазанов | |
| Fullname: | Magomed Eldarovich Ramazanov |
| Citizenship: | Russian Bulgarian |
| Birth Date: | May 22, 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Oktyaborskoe village, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Russia |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Weight: | 74kg (163lb) 79kg (174lb) 86kg (190lb) (present) |
| Sport: | Wrestling |
| Event: | Freestyle |
| Club: | Shamil Umakhanov Wrestling Club (Makhachkala) College of Olympic Reserve (Moscow) |
| Rank: | International Master of Sports |
| Coach: | Khaibula Abdulaev, Abubakar Medzhidov, Ikhaku Gaiderbekov, Magomed Guseinov, Evgeny Ivanov, Vadim Biyaz (currently) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Magomed Eldarovich Ramazanov (Russian: Магомед Эльдарович Рамазанов; born 22 May 1993 in Dagestan) is a Russian-born Bulgarian freestyle wrestler of Avar heritage who competes at 86 kilograms.[1] Representing Bulgaria at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Ramazanov claimed the gold medal at the event.[2] Before transferring to Bulgaria in 2024, he was a European silver medalist and a three-time Russian National medalist.[3]
Magomed Ramazanov was born in the little village of Oktyaborskoe, located close to Khasavyurt, Dagestan. He started training in wrestling at the age of seven, and trained in different places: in Astrakhan under Khaibula Abdulaev and in Moscow under Ikhaku Gaiderbekov. The first big achievement came to him at the Ziolkowski International 2018 in the 79kg category, where he placed 1st and didn't give up a single point. In the final match he beat the Georgian 2012 Olympian Davit Khutsishvili.[4] [5] At the Russian Nationals 2019 he placed 3rd,[6] and in August 2019 at the Alexander Medved tournament in Minsk he won a gold medal.[7] At the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020 he came in first; in the final match he beat the World Championship 2018 bronze medalist Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov of Russia. At the European Championships 2020 he faced countryman Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov in the final match, where he lost by decision.[8] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[9] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[9] A month later, he earned a quota place for Bulgaria for the Olympics at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[10] Ramazanov entered his first Olympic competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He defeated the biggest favourite Hassan Yazdani 7-1 in the final match of the Men's freestyle wrestling 86 kg and won the gold medal. This was the first Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling for Bulgaria in 28 years.[11]
Ramazanov has been representing the Moscow-based CSKA wrestling club since 2019, under wrestling coach Vadim Biyaz.[12]
He has young brother Ramazan Ramazanov, who also represents Bulgaria[15] at the international level. Magomed became popular on social networks among MMA fans because he bears a resemblance to former lightweight UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.[16]