Zelimkhan Abakarov

Zelimkhan Abakarov (Russian: Зелимхан Арсенович Абакаров; born 14 July 1993) is a Russian-born Albanian wrestler.[1] He is a gold medalist at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships. He is the first wrestler representing Albania to win a gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships.[2] He is also a gold medalist at the 2022 Mediterranean Games and a silver medalist at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.

Zelimkhan Abakarov
Personal information
Birth nameЗелимхан Арсенович Абакаров
Full nameZelimkhan Arsenovich Abakarov
Born (1993-07-14) 14 July 1993
Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class65 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubUmakhanov WC (им. Умаханова)
Coached byMagomed Guseinov
Achievements and titles
World finalsGold (2022) Bronze (2023)
Regional finalsSilver (2023)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Albania
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Belgrade57 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Zagreb 61 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Oran 65 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2019 Yakutsk61 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2021 Konya 65 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Krasnoyarsk61 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2022 Veliko Tarnovo61 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2022 Tirana65 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Tirana61 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest61 kg
Representing  Russia
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Russe61 kg
Ali Aliyev Tournament
Gold medal – first place2019 Kaspisk61 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Kaspisk61 kg
Alany Tournament
Silver medal – second place2017 Vladikavkas61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Vladikavkas61 kg
Representing All-World Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2022 CoralvilleTeam
Representing Dagestan Dagestan
Russian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Sochi61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Odintsovo61 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place2017 Krasnoyarsk57 kg

Career

He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. He competed in the men's freestyle 61 kg and men's Greco-Roman 67 kg events at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[3]

He won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[4][5] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[6] He won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[2][7]

He won the silver medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, losing 5–2 to Armenian Arsen Harutyunyan in the men's freestyle 61 kg final match. He beat German Niklas Stechele with a 10-0 technical superiority in the first round, Ukrainian Taras Markovych 6–2 in the quarterfinals and Georgian Shota Phartenadze 4–4 in the semifinals and reached the final with the advantage of the last point.[8]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 1st Freestyle 65 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 2nd Freestyle 65 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 2nd Freestyle 61 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 57 kg

References
  1. "Чеченские «вольники» на Кубке мира-2019 | WSPORT-SHATOY". 20 March 2019.
  2. Iveson, Ali (17 September 2022). "Dake and Ghasempour retain wrestling world titles in Belgrade". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. "Albania Wins First Medal in Mediterranean Games". Albania Daily News. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  7. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. "European Championships". United World Wrestling.
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