Gadzhimurad Gazigandovich Rashidov (Russian: Гаджимурад Газигандович Рашидов, IPA: [ɡəd͡ʐʐɨmʊˈrat rɐˈʂɨdəf]; born 30 October 1995) is a Russian freestyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms. He is the 2019 World Champion (finalist in 2017 and 2018) and the 2020 and three-time Russian National Champion.[2] 2020 Summer Olympics bronze medalist at 65 kg.

Gadzhimurad Rashidov
Гаджимурад Рашидов

Rashidov in 2019
Personal information
Native name	Гаджимурад Газигандович Рашидов
Full name	Gadzhimurad Gazigandovich Rashidov
Nickname(s)	All-American killer
Nationality	Russia
Born	(1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 26) Gubden, Karabudakhkentsky District, Dagestan, Russia
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	65 kg
Rank	International master of sports #1 in Russian rankings 57 kg. (until May 2016)[1]
Event(s)	Freestyle
Club	Kuramagomedov's wrestling academy
Coached by	Gazigand Rashidov, Sadrudin Aigubov, Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov
Achievements and titles
World finals	(2019) (2018) (2017)
Regional finals	(2018) (2016)
Olympic finals	(2020)
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing ROC Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 65 kg Representing  Russia World Championships 2019 Nur-Sultan 65 kg 2018 Budapest 61 kg 2017 Paris 61 kg World Cup 2019 Yakutsk 65 kg 2016 Los Angeles 57 kg European Championships 2018 Kaspiysk 61 kg 2016 Riga 57 kg Military World Games 2019 Wuhan 65 kg European Nations Cup 2015 Moscow 61 kg European U23 Championships 2017 Szombathely 61 kg World Juniors Championships 2015 Salvador da Bahia 60 kg 2014 Zagreb 60 kg World Cadets Championships 2012 Baku 54 kg 2011 Szombathely 50 kg Representing Dagestan All-Russian Spartakiad 2022 Kazan 65 kg Russian National Championships 2021 Ulan-Ude 65 kg 2020 Naro-Fominsk 65 kg 2019 Sochi 65 kg 2017 Nazran 61 kg Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 Krasnoyarsk 61 kg 2017 Krasnoyarsk 61 kg 2019 Krasnoyarsk 65 kg 2016 Krasnoyarsk 57 kg

Nicknamed the All-American killer, Rashidov holds an undefeated 5–0 record against American wrestlers, who combine fifteen All-American honors and nine NCAA Division I National titles.[3]

Background

Rashidov was born and raised in the Gubden village, Dagestan. He started wrestling at the age of six on his home, under his father.^{[citation needed]}

After finishing high school in 2011, he moved to Kaspiysk, and started training at Gamidov's Wrestling Academy, in Makhachkala. As the trips from his house to the school were too long, he switched to Kuramagomedov's wrestling academy, which is located in Kaspiysk, under Said Gireyev and his father.[4]

Career

Age-group

Rashidov was a two-time Cadet World Champion in 2011 and 2012, and a two-time Junior World Championship silver medalist, in 2014 and 2015.[5]

Senior level

2012-2015

Rashidov made his senior freestyle debut in 2012, when he placed third at the Ali Aliev Memorial International.[6] In 2015, after placing fifth at the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix,[7] Rashidov claimed a bronze medal at the Russian Nationals,[8] and then went on to help the Russian Team win gold at the European Nations Cup.^{[citation needed]}

2016

To start off the year, Rashidov dropped down from 61 to 57 kilograms, and claimed a bronze medal from the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix in January.[9] He then became the '16 European Champion, racking up wins over Asadulla Lachinau and two-time Cadet World Champion Andriy Yatsenko.[10] On May, he competed at the Russian Nationals, where after defeating '14 Junior World Champion Azamat Tuskaev, the Dagestan National Team decided to withdraw all the Dagestani wrestlers from the championship, after frustration due to the final decision regarding the conflict between Viktor Lebedev and Ismail Musukaev, which led to a forfeit from Rashidov.[11][12]

2017 World Wrestling Championships

After defeats over Viktor Rassadin of Sakha-Yakutia at the 2017 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships, he competed at the 2017 World Championships in Paris. His first opponent was Jozsef Molnar of Hungary; Rashidov beat him by technical fall (11-0). In the round of eight, he won 11–0 over NCAA four-time champion from Ohio State Logan Stieber. In the quarterfinal, he rematched World and Olympic champion Vladimer Khinchegashvili of Georgia and beat him by the score, 6–3. In the semifinal Rashidov faced with his countryman from Krasnoyarsk, Opan Sat. Rashidov won the wrestling match (8-2). In the gold medal match, Rashidov lost to three-times world champion from Azerbaijan, Haji Aliyev, by pinfall.[13]

2018 European Wrestling Championships

Rashidov won European world team trials at the Ivan Yarygin 2018 and represented the Russian team at 61 kilos at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships. His first opponent was Vladimir Burukov of Ukraine, he won the match within a minute. In the second round he beat his countryman from Sakha Republic who represent the Belarus Nurgun Skryabin. In semifinals, he faced Recep Topal of Turkey and beat him by the score, 4–0. In the gold medal match, he beat Beka Lomtadze of Georgia and won the second European title in his career.[14]

2018 World Wrestling Championships

Rashidov made Russia World Team Member and competed at the World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary. His first opponent in men's freestyle at 61 kilos was Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga of Mongolia where Rashidov won in close match by score 2–1. In the quarterfinals, Rashidov faced Indian national champion Sonba Tanaji Gongane, the wrestling match finished by technical superiority by Rashidov (12-0). In the semifinals, Rashdidov faced Beka Lomtadze and beat him by technical superiority (10-0).[15] In the gold medal match he lost by 6–5 to Yowlys Bonne of Cuba.^{[citation needed]}

Ivan Yarygin 2019 and new weight class

Rashidov decided to compete at 65 kilos for the 2020 Olympic cycle, at Yarygin 2019 in the warm-up he got hand injury, in the first match he faced American folkstyle superstar and NCAA 3-time champion Zain Retherford of Penn State.[16][17] He won the match by score (4-3), then he faced 2-time world bronze medalist Akhmed Chakaev of Chechnya and lost. For bronze medal match Rashidov faced Cristian Lopez of Cuba and won the match by score (2-1).^{[citation needed]}

He made his debut at the World Championships 2019 in his new weight of class of 65 kg, in the first round he beat Haji Aliyev of Azerbaijan - in a rematch of the 2017 World Wrestling Championships' final at 61 kg - by score (4-2). In the quarterfinal, he beat his teammate Gadzhimurad Aliev (Haji Mohamad Ali) by score (9-0), in the semifinal he beat his countryman Ismail Muuskaev in a close match (3-2), in the final match he defeated Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan and won the gold medal.^{[citation needed]}

Championships and achievements

• Senior level:
  • 2015 Russian Nationals bronze medalist – 61 kg
  • Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2016 bronze medalist – 57 kg
  • 2016 European Wrestling Championships gold medalist – 57 kg
  • 2016 Russian Nationals 11th – 57 kg
  • 2016 World Cup silver medalist – 57 kg[18]
  • 2016 Yusup Abdusalamov international winner – 65  kg
  • Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2017 runner-up – 61 kg
  • 2017 U23 European Championship gold medalist – 61 kg[19]
  • 2018 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 winner – 61 kg
  • 2018 European Wrestling Championships gold medalist – 61 kg
  • Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019 3rd – 65 kg
  • 2019 World Wrestling Championships 1st - 65 kg^{[citation needed]}

Freestyle record

International Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2020 Summer Olympics at 65 kg
Win	89–12	Iszmail Muszukajev	5–0	August 6–7, 2021	2020 Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	88–12	Takuto Otoguro	2–3
Win	88–11	Magomedmurad Gadzhiev	6–2
Win	87–11	Vazgen Tevanyan	6–0
2021 Sassari City International at 70 kg
Win	86–11	Ildus Giniyatullin	TF	June 19, 2021	2021 Sassari City International	Sassari, Italy
Win	85–11	Saul Bello Alvarez	TF 10–0
2021 Russian Nationals at 65 kg
Win	84–11	Zagir Shakhiev	5–3	March 13–14, 2021	2021 Russian National Championships	Ulan-Ude, Russia
Win	83–11	Ramazan Ferzaliev	2–2
Win	82–11	Murshid Mutalimov	TF 11–0
Win	81–11	Abdulmazhid Kudiev	2–0
Win	80–11	Konstantin Kaprynov	TF 11–0
2020 Individual World Cup 11th at 65 kg
Loss		Haji Aliyev	INJ	December 17, 2020	2020 Individual World Cup	Belgrade, Serbia
2020 Russian Nationals at 65 kg
Win	79–11	Akhmed Chakaev	2–0	October 16–18, 2020	2020 Russian National Championships	Naro-Fominsk, Russia
Win	78–11	Muslim Saidulaev	6–0
Win	77–11	Alan Gogaev	2–1
2019 Military World Games at 65 kg
Win	76–11	Vasyl Shuptar	TF 10–0	October 21–24, 2019	2019 Military World Games	Wuhan, China
Win	75–11	Baurzhan Torebek	TF 10–0
Win	74–11	Tian Zhenguang	TF 11–0
Win	73–11	Gerchek Hemraev	TF 10–0
2019 World Championships at 65 kg
Win	72–11	Daulet Niyazbekov	TF 11–0	September 19–20, 2019	2019 World Championships	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Win	71–11	Ismail Musukaev	3–2
Win	70–11	Haji Mohamad Ali	9–0
Win	69–11	Takuto Otoguro	8–1
Win	68–11	Amr Reda	5–3
Win	67–11	Haji Aliyev	4–2
2019 Russian Nationals at 65 kg
Win	66–11	Nachyn Kuular	5–3	July 5–7, 2019	2019 Russian National Championships	Sochi, Russia
Win	65–11	Murshid Mutalimov	3–1
Win	64–11	Aisen Potapov	6–0
Win	63–11	Azor Ionov	TF 10–0
Win	62–11	Vitaly Kanzychakov	5–0
2019 World Cup at 65 kg
Win	61–11	Daichi Takatani	TF 10–0	March 16–17, 2019	2019 World Cup	Yakutsk, Russia
2019 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix at 65 kg
Win	60–11	Cristian Solenzal	2–1	January 24–27, 2019	Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Loss	59–11	Akhmed Chakaev	2–3
Win	59–10	Zain Retherford	4–3
2018 World Championships at 61 kg
Loss	58–10	Yowlys Bonne	5–6	October 20–21, 2018	2018 World Championships	Budapest, Hungary
Win	58–9	Beka Lomtadze	TF 10–0
Win	57–9	Sonba Tanaji Gongane	TF 12–0
Win	56–9	Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga	2–1
2018 Poland Open at 61 kg
Win	55–9	Kuat Amirtayev	5–0	September 7–9, 2018	2018 Poland Open	Warsaw, Poland
Win	54–9	Magomedrasul Idrisov	2–1
Win	53–9	Cory Clark	TF 11–0
Win	52–9	Yo Nakata	6–2
2018 European Championships at 61 kg
Win	51–9	Beka Lomtadze	4–1	May 5–6, 2018	2018 European Continental Championships	Kaspiysk, Russia
Win	50–9	Recep Topal	4–0
Win	49–9	Nurgun Skryabin	10–1
Win	48–9	Volodymyr Burukov	TF 10–0
2018 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Memorial at 65 kg
Win	47–9	Vasyl Shuptar	9–1	March 22–25, 2018	2018 Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov Memorial	Sofia, Bulgaria
Win	46–9	Filip Novachkov	TF 11–0
Win	45–9	Utku Doğan	11–2
Win	44–9	Hor Ohannesian	6–2
2018 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix at 61 kg
Win	43–9	Ismail Musukaev	3–2	January 26, 2018	Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Win	42–9	Aleksandr Bogomoev	2–0
Win	41–9	Tony Ramos	TF 11–0
2017 World Championships at 61 kg
Loss	40–9	Haji Aliyev	Fall	August 25, 2017	2017 World Championships	Paris, France
Win	40–8	Cengizhan Erdoğan	8–2
Win	39–8	Vladimer Khinchegashvili	6–3
Win	38–8	Logan Stieber	TF 11–0
Win	37–8	József Molnár	TF 11–0
2017 Russian Nationals at 61 kg
Win	36–8	Viktor Rassadin	3–3	June 12, 2017	2017 Russian National Championships	Nazran, Russia
Win	35–8	Akhmed Chakaev	11–8
Win	34–8	Bekkhan Goygereyev	2–1
Win	33–8	Nurgun Skryabin	3–0
Win	32–8	Shamil Guseinov	5–0
2017 U23 European Championships at 61 kg
Win	31–8	Sedat Özdemir	TF 10–0	March 28 – April 2, 2017	2017 U23 European Continental Championships	Szombathely, Hungary
Win	30–8	Ali Rahimzade	4–2
Win	29–8	Robert Kardos	TF 10–0
Win	28–8	Randy Vock	TF 10–0
2017 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix at 61 kg
Loss	27–8	Akhmed Chakaev	2–2	January 28, 2017	Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2017	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Win	27–7	Bulat Batoev	TF 12–2
Win	26–7	Bekkhan Goygereyev	8–0
Win	25–7	Nyurgun Skryabin	4–1
Win	24–7	Cody Brewer	TF 12–1
Win	23–7	Rei Higuchi	3–1
2016 Yusup Abdusalamov Memorial at 65 kg
Win	22–7	Shikhsaid Jalilov		October 22–23, 2016	2016 Yusup Abdusalamov Memorial	Russia
Win	21–7
2016 World Cup DNP at 57 kg
Loss	20–7	Hassan Rahimi	3–3	June 11–12, 2016	2016 World Cup	Los Angeles, California
Win	20–6	Süleyman Atlı	10–4
Loss	19–6	Vladimer Khinchegashvili	2–3
2016 Russian Nationals 11th at 57 kg
Loss		Aldar Balzhinimayev	FF	May 27, 2016	2016 Russian National Championships	Yakutsk, Russia
Win	19–5	Nikolay Okhlopkov	6–2
Win	18–5	Azamat Tuskaev	5–3
2016 European Championships at 57 kg
Win	17–5	Andriy Yatsenko	8–2	March 8, 2016	2016 European Continental Championships	Riga, Latvia
Win	16–5	Asadulla Lachinau	6–0
Win	15–5	Georgi Vangelov	TF 10–0
Win	14–5	Levan Metreveli Vartanov	TF 10–0
Win	13–5	Yuriy Holub	TF 10–0
2016 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix at 57 kg
Win	12–5	Vladimir Flegontov	2–1	January 27–29, 2016	Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2016	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Loss	11–5	Aleksandr Bogomoev	1–1
Win	11–4	Donduk-ool Khuresh-ool	12–3
Win	10–4	Viktor Rassadin	3–2
Win	9–4	Nyurgun Aleksandrov	6–1
2015 European Nations Cup for Team RUS at 61 kg
Win	8–4	Münir Recep Aktaş	TF	November 6–8, 2015	2015 Open Cup of European Nations, Alrosa Cup	Moscow, Russia
2015 Russian Nationals at 61 kg
Win	7–4	Bato Badmaev	3–2	May 8–10, 2015	2015 Russian National Championships	Kaspiysk, Russia
Loss	6–4	Aleksandr Bogomoev	0–5
Win	6–3	Shamil Omarov	Fall
Win	5–3	Niurgun Skriabin	6–3
Win	4–3	Dasha Sharastepanov	6–0
2015 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 5th at 61 kg
Loss	3–3	Dzhamal Otarsultanov	6–8	January 22–26, 2015	Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2015	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Win	3–2	Arash Dangesaraki	TF 10–0
Loss	2–2	Aleksandr Bogomoev	0–3
Win	2–1	Vladimir Flegontov	9–1
Win	1–1	Soslan Aziev	TF 12–0
2014 Ali Aliev Memorial 15th at 61 kg
Loss	0–1	Rustam Abdurashidov	3–5	May 24–25, 2014	2014 Ali Aliev Memorial	Makhachkala, Russia

References

External links

• Gadzhimurad Rashidov at International Wrestling Database
• Gadzhimurad Rashidov at Olympedia

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