Ibrahim Saidau

Ibragim Magomedovich Saidov' (Russian: Ибрагим Магомедович Саидов; born March 9, 1985) is a Russian and Belarusian freestyle wrestler of Avar heritage. He won a bronze medal in the 125 kg weight division at the 2016 Olympics.[2]

Ibrahim Saidau
Ибрагим Саидов
Saidau at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Native nameIbragim Magomedovich Saidov
Born (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985
Kokrek, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Soviet Union
EducationDagestan State University[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubDynamo Makhachkala (RUS)[3]
Grodno (BEL)[1]
Coached byImanmurza Aliev[3]
Saidau (right) on a 2016 stamp of Belarus

Saidau took up wrestling in 2000 in Khasavyurt, following his elder brother. He served a doping-related ban imposed by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency between May 2012 and June 2014. After the ban ended he represented Belarus.[1]

References

  1. Ibrahim Saidau. nbcolympics.com
  2. "Ibrahim Saidau". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. Саидов Ибрагим Магомедсаидович. wrestdag.ru


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