Bekkhan Ozdoev
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| Full name | Bekkhan Abdurakhmanovich Ozdoev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1993 Ingushetia, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | S. Novakovsky, Y. Yusofov, Y, P. Voronin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bekkhan Abdurakhmanovich Ozdoev (Russian: Бекхан Абдрахманович Оздоев; born 15 May, 1993 in Ingushetia)[1] is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Ingush descent who wrestles in the 87kg weight category.[2]
Early Life
Ozdoev began wrestling because he described the sport as the most courageous, the most beautiful and the most unexpectedly impressive sport. He decided to start training in greco-roman wrestling because his elder brother Khamzat, and his neighbors were also engaged in the sport. Ozdoev began wrestling under Askhab Belkharoev in the small village of Galashki, Ingushetia. After several years, Ozdoev decided to move to Rostov-on-Don to continue with education and to train wrestling where he became a successful wrestler at cadet and junior level.[3]
2018 European Championships
Ozdoev competed at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships in Kaspiysk, Dagestan. Ozdoev faced Matuzevičius of Lithuania in Round of 32, and won by 11-2 technical fall, then faced former two-time European Championships bronze medalist Artur Shahinyan of Armenia, Ozdoev beat Shahinyan by 9-1, resulting in another technical fall. Ozdoev next faced World silver medalist Denis Kudla and won by fall. In the semi-finals, Ozdoev beat Islam Abbasov by 4-3 score. In the final match, Ozdoev faced Georgian wrestler, Robert Kobliashvili, but lost by the score of 3-2, ultimately winning the silver medal.
2018 Russian National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships
Ozdoev won gold at the 2018 Russian National Championships; defeating three former-Olympic gold championships in the process. Ozdoev firstly defeated Aleksey Mishin, an Olympic champion from the 2004 Summer Olympics, then defeated 2012 Olympic champion, Alan Khugayev. In the final match, Ozdoev defeated reigning 2016 Olympic champion Davit Chakvetadze by 10-0 tech fall, thus making Ozdoev a two-time Russian national champion and securing Ozdoev's place to wrestle at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[4]
References
- ^ "Ингушский борец взял «серебро» Гран-при Ивана Поддубного". kavtoday.ru - Кавказ Сегодня (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ "ОЗДОЕВ Бекхан Абдрахманович | Российские спортсмены и специалисты | Спортивная Россия". infosport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ sunja_edu (2010-03-25). "Наша гордость! Бекхан Оздоев - учащийся Ростовского областного училища олимпийского резерва". Язду ГIалгIай мехкара юртарча хьехархочо Бек-наькъан Б.Б. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ ""Хет-трик" олимпийских чемпионов Бекхана Оздоева — Федерация спортивной борьбы России". www.wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
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