Ruslan Ashuraliyev

Ruslan Ashuraliyev
Ashuraliyev at the 1975 World Championships
Personal information
Born20 February 1950
Makhachkala, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died27 November 2009 (aged 59)
Makhachkala, Russia
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubUrozhai Mashachkala
Coached bySultan Musayev, Ali Aliyev[1]
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich 68 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Istanbul 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 1975 Minsk 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 1973 Tehran 74 kg
European championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Madrid 74 kg

Ruslan Nuraliyevich Ashuraliyev (Russian: Руслан Нуралиевич Ашуралиев, 20 February 1950 – 27 November 2009) was a Russian freestyle wrestler who won world titles in 1974 and 1975 and placed second in 1973. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and finished third and fourth, respectively.[2][1]

Ashuraliyev took up wrestling in 1965 and later won five Soviet titles, in 1971, 1973–74 and 1976–77. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach, and also served two terms in the parliament of Dagestan. From 2000 until his death in 2009, he headed the Dagestan Polytechnic Institute in Makhachkala.[2]

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