David Musulbes

David Vladimirovich Musulbes (Russian: Давид Владимирович Мусульбес, also transliterated Musuľbes, born 28 May 1972 in Ordzhonikidze, North Ossetian ASSR)[1] is a retired Russian wrestler of Georgian origin who competed for Russia and later represented Slovakia.

David Musulbes
Personal information
Full nameDavid Vladimirovich Musulbes
Born28 May 1972 (1972-05-28) (age 48)
Ordzhonikidze, North Ossetian ASSR
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
Representing  Russia
2000 Sydney 130 kg
Representing  Slovakia
2008 Beijing 120 kg
World Championships
Representing  Russia
2002 Tehran120 kg
2001 Sofia130 kg
1997 Krasnoyarsk130 kg
1994 Istanbul100 kg

He is the 2000 Summer Olympics winner in freestyle 130 kg,[2] the 2001 and 2002 World Champion in freestyle 120 kg.

In 2007, he gained Slovak citizenship and represented Slovakia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal in freestyle 120 kg. After Artur Taymazov, who defeated Musulbes in semifinals, was positively tested for banned substance in his urine sample and disqualified, Musulbes moved to second place and silver medal.[3]

Musulbes lives in Moscow, where he is the director of the Moscow Secondary Special Olympic Reserve School No. 1.[4]

References
  1. "Slováci pod olympijskými kruhmi". rozhlas.sk. 4 August 2008.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Musuľbes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
  3. "Artur Taymazov and Besik Kudukhov Stripped of Olympic Medals". theopenmat.com. 29 August 2016.
  4. "Давид Мусульбес назначен на должность директора ГБПОУ "МССУОР № 1" Москомспорта". Moscow Department of Sport and Tourism (in Russian). 10 February 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2017.


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