Khetag Gazyumov

Khetag Gazyumov (also Gozyumov, Ossetian: Гозымты Русланы фырт Хетæг, Gozymty Ruslany fyrt Xetæg; Russian: Хетаг Русланович Гозюмов, Hetag Ruslanovič Gozümov; Azerbaijani: Xetaq Qazümov; born 24 April 1983) is retired Russian and Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler of Ossetian origin. Competing in the 96 kg weight category he won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 2016 Rio Games.[1] He also won four gold and four silver medal at the European and world championships in 2009–2014 and a gold medal at the 2015 European Games.[4]

Khetag Gazyumov
Gazyumov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nickname(s)Mustang
Born24 April 1983 (1983-04-24) (age 37)
Suadag, North Ossetian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
EducationGorsky State Agrarian University[2]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubAtasport[2]
Coached byFirdovsi Umudov
Marik Tedeyev
Magomed Aliomarov[2]
Medal record
Representing  Azerbaijan
Summer Olympics
2008 Beijing 96 kg
2012 London 96 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro 97 kg
World Championships
Herning 200996 kg
Moscow 201096 kg
Budapest 201396 kg
Tashkent 201497 kg
Las Vegas 201597 kg
European Championship
Vilnius 200996 kg
Baku 201096 kg
Dortmund 201196 kg
Vantaa 2014 97 kg
European Games
Baku 2015 97 kg

Gazyumov took up wrestling in 1990 and started competing in 1994. He eventually developed a cardiac arrhythmia, which led to his collapse after the quarterfinal match at the 2012 Olympics.[2]

References
  1. Xetaq Qazyumov. Sports-Reference.com
  2. Khetag Goziumov. nbcolympics.com
  3. Khetag Goziumov Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  4. Gazumov, Khetag (AZE). iat.uni-leipzig.de


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