Sazhid Sazhidov

Sazhid Khalilrakhmanovich Sazhidov
Сажид Халилрахманович Сажидов
Sazhidov in 2020
Personal information
Full nameSazhid Khalilrakhmanovich Sazhidov
NationalityRussian
Born (1980-02-06) 6 February 1980 (age 44)
Agvali, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
Coached byMairbek Yusupov
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 84 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 New York 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Guangzhou 84 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place Baku 2002 84 kg
Gold medal – first place Budapest 2001 85 kg

Sazhid Khalilrakhmanovich Sazhidov (Russian: Сажид Халилрахманович Сажидов; born 6 February 1980) is a Russian Olympic wrestler who represented his country at the world-level from 2003 to 2006. He won the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics.[1]

At the final match 2003 FILA Wrestling World Championships he defeated Cael Sanderson of the United States, to become world champion. In 2006 he defeated Revaz Mindorashvili in the final match to again become world champ. In 2005 he placed 5th.

Sazhidov also won the world championship at the cadet level in 1995 and junior level in 1998. He won the World Military Games in 2007 as well.

He is the head coach of the Dagestan wrestling team.

  1. ^ "Sazhid Sazhidov Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2016.