Adam Saitiev

Adam Saitiev
Personal information
Native nameАдам Хамидович Сайтиев
Full nameAdam Hamidovich Saitiev
Nationality Russia
Born (1977-12-12) December 12, 1977 (age 46)
Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWrestling
Weight class74-85 kg
EventFreestyle
Coached byViktor Alexeev, Abdul Saitiev
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 85 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place Ankara 1999 76 kg
Gold medal – first place Tehran 2002 84 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Minsk 76 kg
Gold medal – first place 2000 Budapest 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Moscow 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bratislava 76 kg

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.

  1. ^ Spey, Andrew (2018-07-02). "The Match That Started A Russian Riot". FloWrestling. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  2. ^ 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.