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| Native name | Адам Хамидович Сайтиев | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Adam Hamidovich Saitiev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 12, 1977 Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 74-85 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Viktor Alexeev, Abdul Saitiev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adam Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Saytiev, (Chechen: Адам Хамидович Сайтиев, born December 12, 1977) is a Russian wrestler of Chechen descent who won gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics for the Russian Federation at 85 kg.[1][2] Considered to be one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Adam also won the Wrestling World Championships in 1999 and 2002. His elder brother Buvaisar Saitiev, also a wrestler, was a three-time Olympic champion and six-time World champion.
- ^ Spey, Andrew (2018-07-02). "The Match That Started A Russian Riot". FloWrestling. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adam Saytiyev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.