Ruslan Ashuraliyev

Ruslan Ashuraliyev

Ashuraliyev at the 1975 World Championships
Personal information
Born	20 February 1950 Makhachkala, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	27 November 2009 (aged 59) Makhachkala, Russia
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Club	Urozhai Mashachkala
Coached by	Sultan Musayev, Ali Aliyev
Medal record Representing the Soviet Union Olympic Games 1972 Munich 68 kg World Championships 1974 Istanbul 74 kg 1975 Minsk 74 kg 1973 Tehran 74 kg European championships 1974 Madrid 74 kg

Ruslan Nuraliyevich Ashuraliyev (Russian: Руслан Нуралиевич Ашуралиев, 20 February 1950 – 27 November 2009) was a Russian freestyle wrestler who won world titles in 1974 and 1975 and placed second in 1973. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and finished third and fourth, respectively.

Ashuraliyev took up wrestling in 1965 and later won five Soviet titles, in 1971, 1973–74 and 1976–77. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach, and also served two terms in the parliament of Dagestan. From 2000 until his death in 2009, he headed the Dagestan Polytechnic Institute in Makhachkala.