About Bakhtiyar Akhmedov
Born 1987. Bakhtiyar Akhmedov is a Russian amateur wrestler.
Bakhtiyar Shakhabutdinovich Akhmedov (, ; born 5 August 1987 in Buynaksk, Dagestan) is a Russian wrestler of Kumyk descent. Olympic gold medalist 2008.
Akhmedov competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in 120 kg category. In the finals, he lost to Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan and was awarded silver medal. However, Taymazov was later stripped of his medal due to a positive doping test, thus Akhmedov was awarded gold.
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Who is Bakhtiyar Akhmedov?
wrestler
When was Bakhtiyar Akhmedov born?
Bakhtiyar Akhmedov was born on 5 August 1987 in Nizhneye Kazanishche.
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Bakhtiyar Akhmedov is an amateur wrestler.
What nationality is Bakhtiyar Akhmedov?
Bakhtiyar Akhmedov is Russian.
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