Zelimkhan Khadjiev Explained

Zelimkhan Khadjiev
Birth Name:Зелимхан Хаджиев
Nationality:n
Birth Date:20 May 1994
Birth Place:Solnichnoe village, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Russia
Height:175 cm
Weight:80 kg
Sport:Wrestling
Weight Class:74 kg
Event:Freestyle
Show-Medals:yes

Zelimkhan Khadjiev (Russian: Зелимхан Хаджиев; born May 20, 1994, in Dagestan) is a Russian-French freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 16 by Sosuke Takatani.[1] [2]

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zelimkhan Khadjiev . Rio 2016 . October 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826111840/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/zelimkhan-khadjiev . August 26, 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Men's Freestyle 74 kg - Standings . Rio 2016 . October 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922184339/https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-mens-freestyle-74-kg . September 22, 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408164811/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf . 8 April 2024 . 8 April 2024 . United World Wrestling.