Mirabi Valiyev

Mirabi Valiyev (; born 13 September 1970) is a Ukrainian former wrestler. A former European champion, Valiyev competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Early life Valiyev was born on 13 September 1970 in Akhalgori, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union (now in South Ossetia).

Career Valiyev competed at the 1993 European Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. He finished as runner-up, winning a silver medal, after losing to Mahmut Demir of Turkey in the gold medal bout of the men's freestyle –130 kg category. He was also runner-up in the same category at the 1993 World Wrestling Championships in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, losing to Bruce Baumgartner of the United States in the final of the men's freestyle –130 kg category.

Valiyev finished eighth in the men's freestyle –130 kg category at both the 1999 European Wrestling Championships in Minsk, Belarus and the 1999 World Wrestling Championships in Ankara, Turkey.

He was selected to take part in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In the pool stage of the men's freestyle –130 kg, Valiyev lost both his matches against Kerry McCoy of the United States and Rajab Ashabaliyev of Azerbaijan.