Ilyas Bekbulatov

Ilyas Idrisovich Bekbulatov (Kumyk: Ilyas Bekbulat Idrisni ulanı; Russian: Ильяс Идрисович Бекбулатов; born 12 August 1990 in Dagestan) is a Russian-Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler of Kumyk ethnicity, who won the gold medal at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships. He also won bronze at the first 2015 European Games. Bekbulatov is a four-times Ivan Yarygin Grand-Prix winner. He was the first who beat American undefeated wrestler Brent Metcalf. He is International Master of Sports in freestyle wrestling.[1] Asian champion 2020.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Idrisovich and the family name is Bekbulatov.
Ilyas Bekbulatov
Ильяс Бекбулатов
Ilyas Bekbulatov in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameIlyas Idrisovich Bekbulatov
National team Russia
Ethnicity Kumyk
Born (1990-08-12) August 12, 1990
Kayakent, Dagestan, Russia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubKayakent wrestling club
Coached byMagomed Magomedov, Gaidar Gaidarov
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Russia
European Games
2015 Baku65 kg
European Championships
2017 Novi Sad65 kg
2018 Kaspiysk65 kg
2013 Tbilisi66 kg
World Cup
2016 Los Angeles65 kg
Ramzan Kadyrov & Adlan Varayev Cup
2014 Grozny65 kg
Goldend Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
2013 Krasnoyarsk66 kg
2015 Krasnoyarsk65 kg
2017 Krasnoyarsk65 kg
2018 Krasnoyarsk65 kg
Ali Aliyev memorial
2012 Kaspiysk66 kg
Golden Grand Prix Baku
2012 Baku66 kg
2013 Baku66 kg
Intercontinental Cup
2015 Khasavyurt65 kg
Representing  Uzbekistan
Asian Championships
2020 New Delhi70 kg
Yasar Dogu
2020 Istanbul70 kg

He is nicknamed "Erkek" (English: Tough Man) and "Kumyk Nightmare".

Biography and career

Bekbulatov was born in 1990 in the village of Kayakent, Dagestan, Soviet Union. He belongs to the Kumyk ethnic group. Bekbulatov won the Junior Russian Freestyle Wrestling Championships in 2007 and became silver medalist in the next year. He then became Russian National Student Wrestling Champion in 2011.[2] On 8 May 2015, Bekbulatov became Russian freestyle wrestling national champion in the category 65 kg, defeating World Champion Soslan Ramonov in the final match.[3] At the 2015 European Games, Bekbulatov faced Olympic champion Toghrul Asgarov and lost via decision (7-8), but went on win a bronze medal against Belarusian Azamat Nurykau.[4]

At the 2017 European Wrestling Championships, he won all matches by technical superiority.[5]

Championships and achievements
  • Senior Level
  • Junior Level
    • 2007 Russian Junior National Champion – 66 kg
    • 2007 Cadet European Champion
    • 2008 Junior European Championships Silver Medalist
    • 2008, 2011 Russian National Student Wrestling Champion – 66 kg
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References
  1. "Bekbulatov bio". wrestdag.ru. June 7, 2014.
  2. "Bekbulatov is national champ". wrestrus.ru. June 7, 2014.
  3. "Bekbulatov took revenge for all wrestlers". wrestrus.ru. May 8, 2015.
  4. "Ilyas Bekbulatov won bronze medal in first European Games". sovsport.ru. June 17, 2015.
  5. "Ilyas Bekbulatov is European champion". championat.com. May 3, 2017.
  6. "Molinaro, Green and Snyder go undefeated as U.S. finishes fourth at Freestyle World Cup". teamusa.org. June 12, 2016.
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