Selim Yaşar Explained

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Selim Yaşar
Koloi Kartoev
Зелимхан Картоев
Колой Картоев
Fullname:Koloi Mikailovich Kartoev
Citizenship:Russian
Turkish
Birth Date:20 February 1990
Birth Place:Dolakova, Nazranovsky District, Ingushetia, Russia
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Weight:86 kg.
Country:Russia
Turkey
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle
Club:Krasnodar FS Team
RNO-Alania Wrestling Camp
Rank:Number two in the ranking UWW (in 2015,2016), International Master of Sports.
Coach:Adam Barakhoev, Abdullah Magomedov, Ovik Safaryan (RUS)
Show-Medals:yes

Koloi Mikailovich Kartoev (Russian: Колой Микаилович Картоев; born 20 February 1990), also known as Selim Yaşar or Zelimkhan Kartoev, is a Russian-Turkish[1] [2] former freestyle wrestler, junior and cadet World Champion.[3] He was a runner-up at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships and bronze medalist at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships. He won the gold medal at the Wenceslas Ziolkowski Memorial XLIX.[4] He is a Turkish national wrestling champion.[5] He won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, losing to Russian Abdulrashid Sadulaev in the final bout. Yaşar was a bronze medalist at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: YASAR Selim profile page.
  2. Web site: Favorite of World Championships 2015: the weight category 86 kg. wrestdag.ru. 8 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Kolo Kartoev is European Junior Champ. allsportinfo.ru. 30 June 2010.
  4. Web site: Wenceslas Ziolkowski Memorial results. wrestlingua.com. 31 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Ingush wrestlers defended the title in Turkey. wrestdag.ru. 2 March 2015.