Rajbek Bisultanov

Rajbek Alvievich Bisultanov (Russian: Райбек Альвиевич Бисултанов; born 29 May 1995 in Chechnya) is a Danish Greco-Roman wrestler of Chechen heritage. He won the gold medal in the 82 kg event at the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[2][3]

Rajbek Bisultanov
Райбек Бисултанов
Personal information
National team Denmark
Born (1995-05-29) 29 May 1995
Urus-Martan, Chechnya, Russia[1]
Height172 cm (5.64 ft; 68 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
Denmark
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Denmark
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest 82 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bucharest 77 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Istanbul 77 kg

Career

In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's 77 kg event at the European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey.[4]

In 2019, he competed in the 82 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[5] He won his first match against Zoltán Lévai of Hungary and he was eliminated from the competition in his next match against Nurbek Khashimbekov of Uzbekistan. In 2021, he lost his bronze medal match in the 82 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[6]

Personal life

Bisultanov is the older brother of Turpal Bisultanov.[7]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 1st Greco-Roman 82 kg

References

  1. "Russia's Bisulatnov won a gold medal in Euro U23". grozny-inform.ru. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. Rowbottom, Mike (14 April 2019). "Russia round off European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest with two more Greco-Roman golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. "EM: Bisultanovbrødrene er begge bronzefinalister". Brydning.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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