Buvaisar Saitiev

Buvaisar Saitiev
Saitiev in 2021
Personal information
Born (1975-03-11) March 11, 1975 (age 49)
Khasavyurt, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubMindiashvili wrestling academy
Coached byDmitri Mindiashvili
Retired2008
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Russia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 - -
World Championships 6 - -
Wrestling World Cup - - 1
European Championships 6 - -
Total 15 0 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 74 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place Atlanta 1995 74 kg
Gold medal – first place Krasnoyarsk 1997 76 kg
Gold medal – first place Tehran 1998 76 kg
Gold medal – first place Sofia 2001 76 kg
Gold medal – first place New York 2003 74 kg
Gold medal – first place Budapest 2005 74 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place Budapest 1996 74 kg
Gold medal – first place Warsaw 1997 76 kg
Gold medal – first place Bratislava 1998 85 kg
Gold medal – first place Budapest 2000 76 kg
Gold medal – first place Budapest 2001 76 kg
Gold medal – first place Moscow 2006 74 kg
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place Edmonton 1994 74 kg

Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Buvaysar Hamidovich Saytiev, (Russian: Бувайсар Хамидович Сайтиев, Chechen: Сайт КIант Бувайса) (born March 11, 1975) is a Russian retired freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage, who represented Russia, and won nine world-level gold medals in freestyle wrestling (second highest, behind Aleksandr Medved's ten). He is widely considered as the greatest freestyle wrestler of all time.[1][2][3][4] In 2007, Saitiev, alongside Aleksandr Karelin, were voted the best wrestlers in the history of the sport by FILA.[5] He currently is an acting State Duma Deputy from Dagestan.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Olympics-Russian wrestler Saitiev abandons comeback attempt". Reuters. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ R, Coach Mike (27 June 2014). "The greatest wrestler ever, Buvaisar Saitiev, flattens a toddler". SB Nation. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ UFC Fight Night 35 fact grinder, SB Nation, Retrieved June 18, 2014
  4. ^ Wyman, Patrick. "Why Are UFC Champions Hanging Out With An Accused Russian War Criminal?". Deadspin. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Karelin and Saitiyev named world's best wrestlers". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  6. ^ "Бувайсар Сайтиев станет депутатом Госдумы от Дагестана". Archived from the original on 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  7. ^ "Рамзан vs Сагид. Почему Абдулатипов провел в Думу Бувайсара, но сломал карьеру Сажида?". Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  8. ^ Админ, Автор (20 September 2016). "Бувайсар Сайтиев прошёл в Госдуму от Дагестана". Годекан (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-05-26.