Khanum Velieva
Khanum Elshad-Kysy Velieva (Russian: Ханум Эльшад-Кызы Велиева; born 10 April 1999) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Azerbaijani origin.[1] She is a gold medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.
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Full name | Khanum Elshad-Kysy Velieva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | 10 April 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5.54 ft; 67 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Midniashvili wrestling academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Bucharest, Romania, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event.
In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019 held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. In 2019, she also represented Russia at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and she won one of the bronze medals in the 68 kg event.[2]
In 2020, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020 she won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event.[3] At the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy she won the gold medal in the 68 kg event.[4][5] In the final she defeated Dalma Caneva of Italy.
Major results
Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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2019 | Military World Games | 3rd | Freestyle 68 kg | |
2020 | European Championships | 1st | Freestyle 68 kg |
References
- "КРАСНОЯРКА ХАНУМ ВЕЛИЕВА СТАЛА ДВУКРАТНОЙ ЧЕМПИОНКОЙ МИРА ПО ВОЛЬНОЙ БОРЬБЕ" (in Russian). vesti-krasnoyarsk.ru. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- "Results Book" (PDF). Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- Etchells, Daniel (13 February 2020). "Bukina ends Adar's reign as Russia shine in women's events at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.