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Athlete
Abdulrashid Sadulaev
Famoose for
Winning Olympic freestyle wrestling titles at two weights.
Rio gold · Tokyo gold
- Born
- 9 May 1996
- Birthplace
- Tsurib, Russia
More people
Abdulrashid Sadulaev
Abdulrashid Sadulaev is a Russian wrestler whose explosive attacks brought success across weight categories.
Early life
Dagestan
Grew up in Tsurib.
Wrestling
Started training while at school.
Career
- 2010s
Junior success
Won cadet world titles.
- 2014
Senior world champion
Won his first senior title.
- 2016 onward
Olympic success
Won at 86kg and later 97kg.
Achievements
Rio gold
Won Olympic gold at 86kg.
Tokyo gold
Won at 97kg.
World title
Won at 92kg.
Beyond wrestling
Nickname
Is known as the Russian Tank.
Regional roots
Developed within Dagestan’s strong wrestling tradition.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Unknown (RIA Novosti). CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
