Zelimkhan Huseynov
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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| Full name | Zelimkhan Tezhdeivich Huseynov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 13, 1981 Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Shamil Umakhanov WC (им. Шамиля Умаханова) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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