Ruslan Sheikhau

Ruslan Schamilowitsch Scheikow ( born June 4, 1977 in Uri, Dagestan, Russia) is a Belarusian wrestler who started already for Tajikistan and originated from the Russian province of Dagestan. He won in World and European Championships four medals and Olympic athletes in London 2012 is in free style in the light heavyweight division.

Career

Ruslan Scheikow is one of the many wrestlers from the Russian province of Dagestan. He started there in 1990 with the rings and focused on the free style. Since he was able to qualify in Russia because of the great competition of excellent wrestlers not apply to international championships, he took 2004 to the tadschikistische nationality and tried for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens to qualify. He failed in two tournaments, however. He therefore went to Belarus in 2005 and adopted the nationality of that country (the third within two years). In Belarus he was then. He is coached since 2005 by Valentin Morsinkow. By profession he is Ringer and Ringer coach in Belarusian wrestler center Logoisk.

In 2006 he started for the first time for Belarus in an international championship, the European Championships in Moscow. In the light heavyweight division he came here to victories over Ilimdar Sadschidow, Ukraine and Vincent Aka Akesse from France. Then he lost to Chadschimurad Gazalow from Russia and in the fight for the bronze medal against Georgi Gogschelidse from Georgia. His fifth place was but a good start at a European Championship, considering that he was at that time already 29 years old. Even better, he cut a few months later from the World Cup 2006 in Guangzhou. He won there over Francesco Miano Petta from Italy, Patal Hropit from India and Vasily Tesmenezki from Ukraine. In the semifinals, he lost again against Georgi Gogschelidse, but in the fight for a world championship bronze medal he defeated the former world champion Alireza Heidari from Iran.

2007 Vice European Champion in the light heavyweight Ruslan Scheikow in Sofia. On the way to this success, he defeated Mindaugas Rumbutis, Lithuania, Moldova and Moldovan Anatoli Shamil Gitinow from Armenia, before losing in the final against Schirwani Muradov from Russia. Less well he cut off in the World Cup this year in Baku. He won there over Gergely Kiss of Hungary and Nikolai Schterew from Bulgaria, but after a defeat against Daniel Cormier from the United States, he left and came only on the 11th Place. In 2008, he started only at the European Championships in Tampere. He defeated there Bartolomiej Bartnicki from Poland, lost against his nemesis Georgi Gogschelidse, then defeated Nikolai Schterew and Nicolai Ceban from Moldova, but was defeated in the battle for the bronze medal Olympic champion from 2004 Chadschimurad Gazalow. He came therefore again to a 5th place. For participation in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he could not qualify.

In 2009, he won no medals at the International Championships. He reached with a 7th place at the European Championship in Vilnius, where he started in the heavyweight division and a 5th place at the World Championships in Herning / Denmark, where he took up again at light heavyweight, respectable rankings. In 2010 and 2011 he started only at the World Championships in Moscow or Istanbul. With two championships he won a bronze medal in this light heavyweight division. In Moscow he lost to Chetag Gasjumow from Azerbaijan and won the medal by victories in the consolation round of Chetag Pliew from Canada and Alexei Krupnijakow from Kyrgyzstan and in Istanbul he lost to Reza Yazdani of Iran and won the bronze medal by beating Gergely Kiss and Sinivie boltic from Nigeria.

By winning the bronze medal 2011, Ruslan Scheikow had won the eligibility for the Olympic Games in London. In London, he then took a 35 -year-old for the first time participate in the Olympics. He lost there but like his first fight against the 2010 World Champion Chetag Gasjumow. Since Gasjumow missed the finals, Ruslan Scheikow retired after this defeat of already and only came on the 17th Place.

International success

Notes

  • All competitions in free style
  • OS = The Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, European Championship EM =
  • Light Heavyweight weight class up to 96 kg, Heavyweight, 120 kg Körpgergewicht

Swell

  • Journal The Ringer
  • Website " Foeldeak Wrestling Database "
Weight class (boxing) 2006 World Wrestling Championships 2007 World Wrestling Championships 2008 European Wrestling Championships Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2009 World Wrestling Championships Khetag Gazyumov Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics Greece Serhat Balcı 2010 World Wrestling Championships 2011 World Wrestling Championships Komeil Ghasemi Dániel Ligeti
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