Besik Kudukhov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Serodinovich and the family name is Kudukhov.
Besik Kudukhov
Бесик Кудухов
Personal information
Birth nameБесик Серодинович Кудухов
Full nameBesik Serodinovich Kudukhov
NationalityRussia Russian
Born(1986-08-15)15 August 1986
Tskhilon, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Died29 December 2013(2013-12-29) (aged 27)
Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Sport
CountryRussia Russian
SportWrestling
Weight class55-60 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubSC Alany[2]
CSKA Moscow[1]
Coached byValentin Gozoev
Aleksey Safronov[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsSilver (2012) Bronze (2008)
World finalsGold (2007)

Gold (2009)

Gold (2010)

Gold (2011)

Silver (2006)
Regional finalsGold (2007)
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 55 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Baku 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Herning 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Guangzhou 55 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Makhachkala 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Sari 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tehran 60 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sofia 55 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Vilnius 55 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Skopje 50 kg
Representing North Ossetia–Alania North Ossetia
Russian National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 St.Petersburg 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Yakutsk 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Volgograd 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kazan 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Nishnevartovsk 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Krasnoyarsk 60 kg
Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Gold medal – first place 2008 Krasnoyarsk 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Krasnoyarsk 55 kg

Besik Serodinovich Kudukhov (Russian: Бесик Серoдинович Кудухов, Ossetian: Къудухты Серодины фырт Бесик; 15 August 1986 – 29 December 2013) was a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. He won a bronze medal in the 55 kg category at the 2008 Olympics. He also won a silver medal in the 60 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Kudukhov, Besik Seradinovich (RUS) Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
  2. ^ a b "Besik Kudukhov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.