Sihamir Osmanov (Macedonian: Шихамир Османов; born May 25, 1975, in Makhachkala, Russian SFSR) is a retired amateur Macedonian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's middleweight category.[1] He finished fifth in the 74-kg division at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in New York City, New York, United States, and later represented the Republic of Macedonia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Osmanov also trained full-time as a member of the wrestling squad for Varda Makedonia Sports Club in Skopje under his personal coach and 2000 Olympian Nasir Gadzhikhanov.

Sihamir Osmanov
Personal information
Full nameSihamir Osmanov
Nationality North Macedonia
Born (1975-05-25) 25 May 1975 (age 49)
Makhachkala, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubVarda Makedonia
CoachNasir Gadzhikhanov

Osmanov qualified for his naturalized Macedonian squad in the men's 74 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by receiving a berth and rounding out the fifth spot from the World Championships.[2][3] He lost his opening match 1–3 to neighboring Bulgaria's Nikolay Paslar, and could not attain a single point to overwhelm Poland's Krystian Brzozowski by a 4–0 deficit, leaving him on the bottom of the prelim pool and placing seventeenth in the final standings.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sihamir Osmanov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ^ Abbott, Gary (15 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 74 kg/163 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Macedonian Olympic Team Includes Veteran Athletes, Newcomers". Southeast European Times. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 74kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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