Donior Islamov

Donior Islamov (born 3 December 1989) is a Moldovan Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.

Donior Islamov
Personal information
Born (1989-12-03) 3 December 1989
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR
Height166 cm (5.45 ft; 65 in)
Sport
CountryMoldova
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Moldova
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Riga 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kaspiysk 63 kg

Career

He competed in the 55 kg event at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships held in Moscow, Russia without winning a medal.[1] He was eliminated in his first match by Péter Módos of Hungary.[1] The following year, he competed in the 55 kg event at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey where he was eliminated in his third match by Bekkhan Mankiev of Russia.

In 2013, he competed in the 60 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia and in the 60 kg at the World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[2] In both competitions he was eliminated in his first match. The following year, he competed in the 66 kg at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan where he was eliminated in his second match.[3]

In 2015, he represented Moldova at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan in the 66 kg event without winning a medal. The following year, he won one of the bronze medals in the 59 kg event at the 2016 European Wrestling Championships held in Riga, Latvia.[4][5] In his bronze medal match he defeated Kristijan Fris of Serbia. At the 2018 European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk, Russia, he won one of the bronze medals in the 63 kg event.[6][7] In 2020, he competed in the 67 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8]

In January 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the 67 kg event at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia.[9] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10][11] He reached the semi-finals where he lost against Bálint Korpási of Hungary.[11] In April 2021, he lost his bronze medal match in the 67 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[12] In May 2021, he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[13]

He competed in the 67 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2016 European Championships Riga, Latvia 3rd Greco-Roman 59 kg
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 3rd Greco-Roman 63 kg

References
  1. "Men's Greco-Roman Results" (PDF). 2010 World Wrestling Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. "2013 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). fila-official.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. "2014 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. Pavitt, Michael (12 March 2016). "Melnikov defeats world champion to claim Greco-Roman title at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. "2016 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. "2018 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. Giles, Thomas (1 May 2018). "Vlasov wins gold medal on mixed night for host country Russia at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  9. "2021 Grand Prix Zagreb Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  10. Morgan, Liam (20 March 2021). "Russia and Georgia earn two Tokyo 2020 Greco-Roman quotas at Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  11. "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  12. "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  13. "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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