Ruslan Basiev

Ruslan Basiev (born 20 June 1979) is a former Armenian and Russian Freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent.

Ruslan Basiev
Personal information
Born (1979-06-20) 20 June 1979
Dagestan
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight120 kg (260 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Coached byAslan Gabaraev
Araik Baghdadyan
Medal record
Representing  Armenia
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2006 Guangzhou120 kg
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2009 Vilnius120 kg

Biography

Ruslan Basiev was born on 20 June 1979. He took up freestyle wrestling in 1995 under the guidance of Aslan Gabaraev. Basiev won a bronze medal at the 2005 Russian Championships in Krasnodar. In 2006, he defected to the Armenian national freestyle wrestling team. That same year, Basiev won a bronze medal at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou. He won a silver medal at the 2009 European Wrestling Championships in Vilnius. In 2010, he came in second place at the international tournament "Takhti Cup" in Isfahan. Basiev became an Armenian Champion in 2010 and 2011.[1] He was unable to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2012, the head coach of the Armenian freestyle wrestling team Araik Baghdadyan thanked him for his performances in the national team and said that Ruslan will not compete for the national team anymore. Basiev returned to his native Dagestan.[2]

References
  1. Руслан БАСИЕВ стал чемпионом Армении второй год подряд (in Russian). osetiasportivnaya.ru. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  2. We no longer have any expectations from Ruslan Basiev - Armenian wrestling team


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