Khadzhimurat Gatsalov

Chadschimurad Soltanowitsch Gazalow (Russian Хаджимурад Солтанович Гацалов; born December 11, 1982 in Tschikola, North Ossetia, Soviet Union ) is a Russian wrestler of Ossetian origin. He is a 2004 Olympic Champion and multiple World and European champion in free style in the light heavyweight and heavyweight

Career

Chadschimurad Gazalow grew up in Vladikavkaz and began at the age of 11 years with the rings. He comes from a family Ossetian, in which the struggle is already exercised a long time. Three of his uncles were also wrestlers. In Vladikavkaz, he was the coach of W. W. Tschebojew introduced to the Russian top class in freestyle wrestling at the junior age. After winning the world title in the juniors in 2001 in Tashkent at middleweight, he went to Moscow and joined the Sports Club of the Army CSKA Moscow. This club he belongs to today, but still has close ties to his hometown of Vladikavkaz. In Moscow he was coached by Vladimir Golubow. The head coach of the Russian freestyle team Dzhambulat Tedejew, another Ossetian, cared much about Chadschimurad Gazalow.

After he had consolidated his achievements as a young wrestler, he was sent in 2003 to the European Championship in Riga. In Riga, he was charged with five victories at first European Champion in the light heavyweight division. Towards this title, he defeated world class wrestler like Luka Eldari Kurtanidse from Georgia, Wadym Tassoew from the Ukraine and in the final Çakiroglu Fatih from Turkey, against which he won with 4:1 points.

This title he defended in 2004 in Ankara. It gave him to four wins. In the very first battle, the German Martin Siddique against Chadschimurad Gazalow had to admit defeat and also Wadym Tassoew had no chance in the final 0:10 points. In the subsequent qualification for the Olympic Games in Athens Chadschimurad Gazalow had to do hard work in order to prevail in the Russian championship against its many competitors such as Shamil Gitinow, Chadschimurad Magomedov and Schirwani Muradov.

In Athens Chadschimurad Gazalow was at his best. He won the light heavyweight about as tough opponents as Wadym Tassoew, Alexander Schemarow from Belarus, Daniel Cormier in the U.S. (5-0 ) and Magomed Ibragimov of Kazakhstan (4:1 ) and thus won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division.

At the 2005 European Championships in Varna Chadschimurad Gazalow suffered a concise 1:2 - point defeat in his semi-final fight against Luka Eldari Kurtanidse and then came with a victory over Sergei Pernikow from Belarus only on the 3rd place. At the World Championships the same year in Moscow him but revenge succeeded against Kurtanidse, which he did but surely auspunktete 2-0 in the final and thus became world champion again.

In the years 2006 and 2007 Chadschimurad Gazalow was unbeatable. He was in both years World Champion and 2006 European Champion. At the European Championship 2007, he was not at the start. He defeated such top -rounder as Georgi Gogschelidse from Georgia, Michael Martinez Batista from Cuba, Kurban Kurbanov from Uzbekistan, Magomed Ibragimov and again Luka Eldari Kurtanidse.

At the 2008 European Championships in Tampere he had after a long time once accept a defeat. Georgi Gogschelidse almost defeated him 5-4 points, which Chadschimurad Gazalow after a victory in the battle for 3rd place over Ruslan Scheikow from Belarus won the European Championship bronze medal only.

It will be interesting to be at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Chadschimurad Gazalow who has completed his university studies in sport, has in Vladikavkaz, interestingly, in an interview also gave an opinion in late 2007, as the Russian top wrestlers honored. He commented that an Olympic champion by the Trustees for the promotion of wrestling in Russia monthly $ 5000, $ 4000 a world champion and European champion would receive a monthly $ 3000 monthly. These come with him yet premiums, and salary as a sports soldier.

The question of the performance of Chadschimurad Gazalow at the Olympic Games in 2008 is unnecessary, because he was not there to use. He was also missing at the European Championships 2009 in Vilnius. However, a successful comeback, he celebrated then at the 2009 World Championships in Herning / Denmark, because he was there with five wins again world champion. In the final battle, he defeated Chetag Gasjumow from Azerbaijan with 3:2 techn. Points and 2-1 rounds. Between these championships he became Russian champion in the light heavyweight division before Said Ibragimov and Georgi Ketojew.

In 2010 Chadschimurad Gazalow was back in the World Cup at the start. But in Moscow, he was able to light heavyweight not defend his title from 2009. After four victories, he was defeated there in the finals his old Caucasian rivals Chetag Gasjumow with 1:2 rounds (1-2 points) on points.

In July 2011 Chadschimurad Gazalow was again Russian champion Yuri ago Belonowski from Krasnoyarsk and Abdussalam Gadissow from Dagestan. At the world championships 2011 2011 in Istanbul he won first about William Harth from Germany and Nicolai Ceban from Moldova, but lost in his third fight against Taimuraz Tigijew from Kazakhstan. Since this did not reach the final, he was eliminated and only came on the 11th Place.

In 2012 he occupied at the Russian Championship light heavyweight behind Abdussalam Gadissow the 2nd place, and came into this year with any international championship for use. 2013, he reached in the Russian championship in April this year in the light heavyweight behind Anzor Boltukajew and Abdussalam Gadissow the 3rd place. At the European Championships this year, he was therefore not used. Quite surprisingly emerged Chadschimurad Gazalow in August 2013 when Waclaw Ziolkowski - Memorial in Spala / Poland in the heavyweight division on. He was there, but not convincing and landed on the 8th Place. Nevertheless, the Russian Wrestling Federation put him at the World Championships 2013 in Budapest at heavyweight. Although he was one of the lightest heavyweight there, he dominated this weight class and was with wins over Kurban Kurbanov, Uzbekistan, Korey Jarvis, Canada, Deng Zhilei, China, Geno Petriaschwili, Georgia and Alen Sassejew, Ukraine World Champion.

International success

Russian championships

(if known)

Notes

All competitions in free style
OS = The Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, European Championship EM =
Middleweight weight class up to 84 kg, light heavyweight, to 96 kg Heavy weight up to 120 kg body weight

Swell

Journal The wrestler, numbers 05/2003, p.4 -8, 05/ 2004, pp. 12-15, 09/ 2004, pp. 5-10, 05/ 2005, pp. 10-11, 10/2005, S. 4-6, 10/ 2006, pp. 7-8, 05/ 2007, pp. 11-12, 10/ 2007, pp. 7-9,
International Wrestling Database of the Institute for Applied Training Science at the University of Leipzig,
Website " sports123.com "
Website " ossetians.com "
Website " www.wrestrus.ru "

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