Islambek Tsilimovich Albiev (Russian: Исламбек Цилимович Альбиев, Chechen: СаӀид-Цилиман кӀант Альбиев Ислам-Бека; born December 28, 1988, in Chechnya)[2] is a Russian wrestler of Chechen descent, who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. Albiev is a World champion (2009) and two-time European champion (2009 and 2016).
 Albiev (right) against Rasul Chunayev at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Islambek Tsilimovich Albiev |
| Nickname | The Professor mat[citation needed] |
| Nationality |  Chechen |
| Citizenship |  Russian |
| Born | December 28, 1988 Grozny, Chechen-Ingush ASSR |
| Home town | Grozny Moscow |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Russia |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Rank | Grand Master of Sports |
| Event | Greco-Roman |
| Club | CSKA Wrestling Club Olympic Village-80[1] |
| Coached by | Umatgirey Tavbulatov |
Medal record | |
References
edit- ^ "Olympic village-80". sport-olimp80.ru. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ Kommersant Daily Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
External links
edit- Islambek Albiev at the International Wrestling Database
- Islambek Albiev at Olympedia
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