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Zelimkhan Huseynov

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Zelimkhan Huseynov
Зелимхан Гусейнов
Personal information
Full nameZelimkhan Tezhdeivich Huseynov
National team Azerbaijan
Born (1981-07-13) July 13, 1981 (age 43)
Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
 Azerbaijan
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubShamil Umakhanov WC (им. Шамиля Умаханова)
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Herning 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow 60 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Makhachkala 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tehran 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow 60 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vilnius 60 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Krasnoyarsk 60 kg
Representing  Russia
Russian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Krasnoyarsk 58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2000 St.Petersburg 58 kg
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Tashkent 60 kg

Zelimkhan Tezhdeivich Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Zəlimxan Hüseynov; Russian: Зелимхан Гусейнов; born July 13, 1981, in Dagestan) is a retired Russian and Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage who represented Azerbaijan in the Men's freestyle 60 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/16 final he was beaten by Mavlet Batirov of Russia. After over two wins in the repechage rounds, he lost the bronze medal wrestling match to Iranian Morad Mohammadi.

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