Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov

Kuramagomed Scharipowitsch Kuramagomedow (Russian Курамагомед Шарипович Курамагомедов; born March 21, 1978 in Makhachkala, Dagestan ) is a Russian wrestler. He was world champion in 1997 and European champion in 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007 freestyle super heavyweight.

In Russia he has with Biljal Machów, the 2007 world champion, one of his closest rivals.

Achievements

In the years 1995 and 1996 Kuramagomedow was twice European Junior Champion and one junior world champion.

  • 2000, 2nd place, World Cup in Fairfax, FS, to 97kg, Alireza Heidari behind, Iran
  • 2002, 1st place European Championships in Baku, FS, to 96kg, after beating Isaac Mpia Endjam, France, Alexander Schemarow, Belarus, John Roussow, UK, Fatih Çakiroglu, Turkey and Eldari Luka Kurtanidse
  • 2003, 2nd place, World Cup in Boise, FS, up to 120kg, behind Sven Thiele, Germany
  • 2003 17th Place, WM in New York, FS, up to 120kg, after a victory over Bojidar Bojadijew, Bulgaria and a defeat against Artur Taymazov, Uzbekistan
  • 2004, 2nd place European Championships in Ankara, FS, up to 120kg, after beating David Otiasvili, Georgia, Boris Grinkewitsch, Belarus and Sergei Pryadun and a defeat against Polatçı Aydın, Turkey
  • 2005, 1st place European Championships in Varna, FS, up to 120kg, after victories over Radoslaw Jankowski, Poland, Francesco Miano - Petta, Italy, Efstathios Topalidis, Greece and Wadym Tassoew
  • 2005 5th Place, WM in Budapest, FS, up to 120kg, after victories over Maksim Michailewitsch, Belarus, Hisham Abdelmoamen, Egypt and Fardin Masoumi Valadi, Iran and defeats Polatçı Aydın, Turkey and Tolly Thompson, USA
  • 2006, 1st place European Championships in Moscow, FS, up to 120kg, after victories over Eldari Luka Kurtanidse, Otto Aubeli, Hungary, Ali Kaya, Turkey and Ivan Ishchenko, Ukraine
  • 2006, 2nd place, World Cup in Guangzhou, FS, up to 120kg, after victories over Francis Villanueva, Philippines, Lkhagvadorj Davnanyash, Mongolia and Fardin Masoumi Valadi, Iran, and a defeat against Artur Taymazov
  • 2007 1st place European Championships in Sofia, FS, up to 120kg, after victories over Bojidar Bojadijew, Mirko Silian, Switzerland, Ali Isayev, Azerbaijan, Fatih Çakiroglu and Sergei Pryadun
  • 2007 1st place, World Military Championships in Hyderabad, before Recep Kara, Turkey and Fardin Masoumi
Wrestling 1997 World Wrestling Championships Wrestling weight classes 1998 World Wrestling Championships 2006 World Wrestling Championships Tehran Arawat Sabejew Abbas Jadidi Heiko Balz Fairfax (Virginia) Boise, Idaho 2003 World Wrestling Championships 2005 World Wrestling Championships
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