Zaur Uguev
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| Full name | Zaur Rizvanovich Uguev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 27, 1995 Khasavyurt, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Grand Master of Sport in Freestyle Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Mavlet Batirov's wrestling club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Shem Shemeev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zaur Rizvanovich Uguev (Russian: Заур Ризванович Угуев, Kumyk: Заур Угуйланы Ризванны уланы; born 27 March 1995 in Dagestan) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Kumyk descent.[1] Most notably, he is the defending and two-time World Champion and the defending and three-time Russian National Champion, amongst many more decorated accomplishments.[2]
Wrestling career
Russian Nationals 2017
Uguev firstly became a part of the Russian National Wrestling team and became champion at the Russian nationals 2017, in Nazran, Ingushetia.[3] Uguev defeated all five of his opponents; in round of 32 he defeated Ramazan Ferzaliev of Dagestan by technical fall with the score 14–4; in the round of 16 he beat Aryaan Tyutrin of Yakutia with a 3–0 score; in the quarterfinals Uguev beat Rasul Mashezov of Crimea by 10-0 technical fall; in the semifinals he beat Dmitry Aksenov of Yakutia by 7–1. In the final match, he defeated former opponent Artem Grebekov by a score of 3–1, which gave him the opportunity to compete at the 2017 Paris World Championships.
Ivan Yarygin Memorial
Uguev is a two-time gold medalist at the Ivan Yarygin Memorial held annually in Krasnoyarsk in 2017 and in 2018. In 2017 he became champion by defeating Artem Gebekov of Dagestan by 10-0 technical superiority,[4] and in the following year, he defeated Ossetia's Azamat Tusukaev 4–1.[5]
European Championships 2018
At the 2018 Kaspiysk European Championships, Uguev won his matches in the qualification, quarter-final and semi-final rounds. In the final match, he wrestled against Giorgi Edisherashvili of Azerbaijan in a rematch of the 2017 Novi Sad European Championships. Uguev was winning the majority of the match and was up 3-0 going into the final segments of the match; however, with 8 seconds left: Edisherashvili hit a lateral drop and scored 4 points - which gave Edisherashvili the lead with the score of 3–4; Uguev and his team challenged the call and lost it, the match ended with the score 3–5, ultimately winning gold, and Uguev was left with the silver medal,[6]
Russian Nationals 2018
Uguev became the Russian national champion at 57 kg[7] for a second time in August 2018, in Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast.[8] Uguev beat Muslim Sadulaev of Chechnya by technical fall in the qualification round, he then beat Rasul Masheshov representing Crimea in the quarter-finals, again by technical fall. In the semi-finals, Uguev beat Ismail Gadzhiev, also representing Dagestan by 3–0, thus advancing Uguev to the final match for a chance to win gold. Uguev faced Dondook-ul Kuresh-ul of Tuva by 8–1 score, Uguev scored a 4-point suplex in the second period, giving him the 7–1 lead and Kuresh-ool's coaches challenged a call, but failed, thus giving Uguev an extra point and won the match by 8-1 and becoming a two-time Russian National champion.[9]
2018 World Wrestling Championships
With Uguev's first-place victory at Odintsovo 2018, he qualified for the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. In the round of 16, Uguev faced 2012 Olympian, Armenia's Mihran Jaburyan and won by technical superiority 10–0. In the quarter-final Uguev then faced 2017 U23 Senior World Champion, Reineri Andreu Ortega of Cuba, winning by the score of 6–0, and faced Paris 2017 Senior World Champion, Yuki Takahashi of Japan, whom Uguev defeated by the score 7-2 and advanced Uguev to the finals.[10] In the final, Uguev faced Bishkek 2018 champion, Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev. After a close first period with each wrestler scoring a takedown; the second period started out with each wrestler also gaining a step-out point for the score of 3-3; however, Sanayev was penalized for continuously pulling on Uguev's singlet, thus resulting in a score of 4–3 in favor of Uguev, ultimately giving Uguev his first senior world title at 57 kg,[11] despite injuring his knee in the semi-final.
2019 World Wrestling Championships
Having won Bronze at the European Games, and beating Tyutrin by technical fall at the summer-camp face-offs, the reigning World Champion, Uguev, was once again eligible to take part in the World Championships in Kazakhstan. In the round of 32, Uguev was first faced with the opponent who beat him at the European Games - who became the European Games Champion, Mahir Amiraslanov; Uguev defeated Amiraslanov by the score of 4-3 after scoring a takedown in the last 30 seconds; Uguev next faced Mongolian wrestler, Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar, and defeated him by the score of 5–2. In the quarter-finals, Uguev's opponent was Asian Champion, Reza Atri who was defeated by Uguev with a score of 2–0, advancing Uguev to the semi-finals against Ravi Kumar of India.[12] Kumar was defeated after getting taken down and hit with a four-point fireman's carry, Uguev would hold on to win with a score of 6–4, advancing Uguev onto the final vs. Turkish wrestler and 2019 European Champion, Süleyman Atlı.[13] Up by a passivity point, going into the second period, Uguev would get exposed by Atlı for two-points from a chest-wrap, Uguev himself would force Atlı's back to the mat, leading 3–2, Atlı was able to reverse position and lead the score of 3*-3 by criteria. Approximately 10 seconds later after the reset, Uguev would achieve a strong underhook and was able to land a single-leg takedown for two-points going up 5–3; however, Uguev would then score six-points from three gut-wrenches for a score of 11–3. To finish the match, Uguev would get two-points from a trapped-arm turn for exposure, resulting in a dominating 13-3 technical fall - successfully defending his world title.[14]
Freestyle record
References
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- ^ "World champ Zaur Uguev gives first-hand experience of conditions in Dagestan amid COVID-19". WrestlingTV. 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Угуев стал чемпионом России по вольной борьбе в категории до 57 кг". Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ ПОСЕЛЬСКИЙ, Александр. "Заур Угуев - новый и яркий лидер старта олимпийского цикла". Sportyakutia.ru - Все о спортивных событиях в Якутии, Борьба, Бокс/ММА, Футбол, Этноспорт и другие виды спорта (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "Гран-при Иван Ярыгин - 2018 — Федерация спортивной борьбы России". www.wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "Заур Угуев: постараюсь сделать правильные выводы из обидной ошибки в финале ЧЕ". Самые актуальные новости, последние новости России, мира и Украины на Profi-news.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "Триумф Дагестана и горечь КЧР. Чемпионат России по вольной борьбе выявил проблемы спорта на Кавказе". onkavkaz.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ "Борцы из Хасавюрта пополнили коллекцию золотыми медалями". Хасавюрт - Официальный сайт администрации МО (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ "Вольная борьба. Чемпионат России. Садулаев, Чакаев и Угуев одержали победы". Sports.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ "Chakaev Knocks Off 2 World Champs to Reach Semifinals | United World Wrestling". unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ "Российский борец Заур Угуев стал чемпионом мира по вольной борьбе". Новости на achtungpartisanen.ru: Россия, Сирия, Донбасс, Украина - происшествия, сводки, политика (in Russian). 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ Eric. "Rashidov Adds to Japanese Misery, Advances to Semifinals of Stacked 65kg; Punia Also Through". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ Eric. "Gray Grabs U.S.-Record 5th Women's World Gold; Kawai Wins 57kg Showdown with Rong". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ Eric. "Tynybekova Grabs Historic Gold for Kyrgyzstan at Women's 62kg; Russia Rakes in 2 Freestyle Titles". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2019-09-21.