Shamil Sharipov | |
Headercolor: | lightblue |
Birth Name: | Шамиль Магомедович Шарипов |
Full Name: | Shamil Magomedovich Sharipov |
Birth Date: | 1997 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia |
Height: | 1.93m (06.33feet) |
Father: | --> |
Sport: | Amateur wrestling |
Weight Class: | 125 kg |
Event: | Freestyle |
Club: | Abdulrashid Sadulaev Wrestling Club |
Coach: | Shamil Omarov |
Shamil Sharipov (Russian: Шамиль Магомедович Шарипов; born 10 August 1997) is a Russian-born Bahraini wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 125kg event at 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup.[1]
He is the brother of wrestler Magomed Sharipov. He is a trainee of the Makhachkala School of Sports and Recreation, trained by Shamil Omarov.[2] In September 2019 he won a tournament in honour of Khizri Shikhsaidov in Buglen, beating Zelimkhan Khizriev, Rasul Magomedov and Magomedamin Dibirov on his way.[3]
In October 2020, he lost in the final of the Russian Championship to Alan Khugaev under controversial refereeing.[4] In December 2020, he won the individual World Cup in Belgrade, defeating Poland's Robert Baran in the finals.[5]
On 2 February 2024, it was announced that Sharipov would play for Bahrain.[6]