Milad Valerikovich Alirzaev (Russian: Милад Валерикович Алирзаев; born 13 June 1998) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.

Milad Alirzaev
Milad Alirzaev at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Full nameMilad Valerikovich Alirzaev
NationalityRussia Russia
BornRutulsky District, Dagestan, Russia
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2024 Antalya 87 kg
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 87 kg
Individual World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2020 Belgrade 82 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 82 kg

Career

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In 2019, he won the gold medal in the 82 kg event at the World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary.[1] He won the gold medal in the 82 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[2]

In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the 87 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[3][4]

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for the Individual Neutral Athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[5] In July 2024, the Russian Wrestling Federation announced that Russian wrestlers would not take part after a unanimous decision to refuse to participate.[6]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 3rd Greco-Roman 87 kg

References

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  1. ^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ Shefferd, Neil (24 April 2021). "Russia claim two golds in men's Greco-Roman finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Russian wrestlers refuse to participate in Paris Games". Reuters. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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