Yusup Abdusalomov

Abdusalamov Yusup Rashidovich
Абдусаламов Юсуп Рашидович
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1977-11-08) November 8, 1977 (age 47)
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
 Tajikistan
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
Coached byLabazan Abdulaev, Magomed Dibirov, Anvar Magomedgadzhiev,
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Tajikistan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 84 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Baku 84 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan 74 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 New Delhi 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Jeju City 84 kg
Updated on 23 July 2012

Yusup Rashidovich Abdusalamov (Russian: Юсуп Рашидович Абдусаламов; born November 8, 1977; Dagestan) is a USSR-born Russian and Tajik wrestler, who won a silver medal, at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Career

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Having won the freestyle wrestling title in his weight category at the 2003 Asian championship, Abdusalomov made his Olympic debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished 9th place overall in the men's freestyle 74kg category. He followed this the following year with a relatively disappointing 13th place in the 2005 FILA Wrestling World Championships in Budapest. Abdusalamov was to improve on this at the 2007 World Championships in Baku where he claimed second place, having moved up to the 84 kg weight category. At the next Olympics in 2008 Beijing, he repeated his good form from the world championships to claim the silver medal in the 84kg category. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, however, he was unable to achieve a medal after having lost to Gadzhimurad Nurmagomedov of Armenia.

References

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  • Yusup Abdusalomov's profile at ESPN Sports
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yusup Abdusalomov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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