Akhmed Tazhudinov

Russia born Bahraini freestyle wrestler
  •  Russia (2018–2022)
  •  Bahrain (2022–present)
SportAmateur wrestlingWeight class97 kgEventFreestyleClubAbdulrashid Sadulaev Wrestling ClubCoached byShamil OmarovAchievements and titlesWorld finalsGold (2023)Regional finalsGold (2023) Gold (2023)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Bahrain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Belgrade 97 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Astana 97 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bishkek 97 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 97 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2024 Antalya 97 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Taraz 97 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bishkek 97 kg
Arab Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Alexandria 125 kg
Representing Dagestan Dagestan
Russian Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Kyzyl 97 kg

Akhmed Tazhudinov (Russian: Ахмед Магомедович Тажудинов; born 25 January 2003) is a Russian-born Bahraini freestyle wrestler who competes at 97 kilograms.[1] Representing Bahrain, Tazhudinov became the World Champion and Asian Champion in 2023, and is a multiple-time gold medalist in international tournaments.[2][3]

Career

Akhmed Tazhudinov won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg category at the 2022 Russian Wrestling Championships. He has been playing for Bahrain since autumn 2022 and made his debut at the Dinmuhamed Kunayev Memorial International Tournament in Taraz, Kazakhstan, in early November 2022, where he won the tournament.[4] A few days later, as part of the Bahrain team in Egypt, he won the Arab Championships.[5]

On 13 April 2023 in Astana, he participated in the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships and defeated China's Habila Awusayiman in the final to become the Asian champion.[6] On 19 September, 2023, he pinned Magomedkhan Magomedov in the finals of the 2023 World Wrestling Championships to win his first Senior World gold medal.[7] In earlier rounds on the way to the title, he defeated Kyle Snyder and Abdulrashid Sadulaev, who between them had won every world or Olympic title at 97kg dating back to the 2015 World Wrestling Championships.

In his bout with Kyle Snyder, Akhmed Tazhudinov showed phenomenal wrestling and defeated him 10-0. Sadulaev was unable to continue the fight due to a neck injury and withdrew from the competition.[8]

Championships and achievements

Senior level
Junior level
  • 2021 Dagestan state championships — 2nd
  • 2021 Besik Kudukhov international — 3rd

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2024 Asian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 97 kg
Win 28–2 Kazakhstan Rizabek Aitmukhan 4–2 11 April 2024 2024 Asian Continental Championships

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Win 27–2 Iran Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian 8–2
Win 26–2 Japan Hibiki Ito TF 10–0
2024 Yasar Dogu Memorial 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 97 kg
Win 25–2 United States Jonathan Aiello TF 10–0 6 October 2023 2024 Yasar Dogu Memorial International

Turkey Antalya

Win 24–2 Kazakhstan Rizabek Aitmukhan Fall
Win 23–2 United States Kollin Moore TF 11–0
Win 22–2 Mongolia Ganbaatar Gankhuyag 7–1
2022 Asian Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 97 kg
Win 21–2 Iran Mojtaba Goleij 6–1 6 October 2023 2022 Asian Games

China Lin'an, China

Win 20–2 South Korea Seo Ju-hwan 6–1
Win 19–2 Kyrgyzstan Kanybek Abdulkhairov Fall
Win 18–2 China Habila Awusayiman 7–3
2023 World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 97 kg
Win 17–2 Azerbaijan Magomedkhan Magomedov Fall 18–19 September 2023 2023 World Championships

Serbia Belgrade, Serbia

Win 16–2 Russia Abdulrashid Sadulaev INJ (9–2)
Win 15–2 United States Kyle Snyder TF 11–0
Win 14–2 Costa Rica Maxwell Lacey TF 10–0
Win 13–2 Uzbekistan Magomed Ibragimov TF 10–0
2023 K.U. Kozhomkul & R. Sanatbaev Memorial 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 97 kg
Win 12–2 China Habila Awusayiman 10–1 3 June 2023 2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Win 11–2 Uzbekistan Magomed Ibragimov 5–2
Win 10–2 Kazakhstan Bekzat Urkimbay 5–2
Win 9–2 Kazakhstan Serik Bakytkhanov TF 10–0
2023 Asian Continental Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 97 kg
Win 8–2 China Habila Awusayiman TF 11–0 13 April 2023 Asian Continental Championships

Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan

Win 7–2 Iran Mojtaba Goleij 13–8
Win 6–2 Kazakhstan Bekzat Urkimbay Fall
2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Memorial 7th at 97 kg
Loss 5–2 Hungary Vladislav Baitcaev 4–6 25 February 2023 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Memorial

Egypt Alexandria, Egypt

Win 5–1 China Habila Awusayiman 8–5
2022 Arab Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win Egypt Diaaeldin Kamal INJ 8 November 2022 2022 Arab Championships

Egypt Alexandria, Egypt

Win 4–1 Iraq Ahmed Aljamie TF 11–0
Win Kuwait Abdelaziz Elsabaa INJ
2022 Russian Nationals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 97 kg
Win 3–1 Russia David Dzugaev 9–3 24–26 June 2022 2022 Russian National Championships

Russia Kyzyl, Tuva

Loss 2–1 Russia Aslanbek Sotiev 5–9
Win 2–0 Russia Maxim Tolmachev 13–6
Win 1–0 Russia Askhab Boltukaev 4–1

References

  1. ^ "Akhmed TAZHUDINOV profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ "Akhmed Tazhudinov (Freestyle wrestling) : Prize list and results".
  3. ^ "гергебиь.рф". Состоялось первенство района по вольной борьбе. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  4. ^ https://mahachkala.bezformata.com/listnews/ahmeda-tazhudinova-v-sbornoy-bahreyna/111120678/
  5. ^ https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-11/results_11_alexandria_arab_champ.pdf?VersionId=m4fmnZXLzNxxG6qn4EgzK9Q31SaND.aG
  6. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  7. ^ Spey, Andrew. "2023 World Championship Live Blog: Day 4". FloWrestling.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "20-Year-Old Wrestler Shatters American Dream of Gold at Wrestling World Championship Upsetting Country's Youngest Olympic Wrestling Champion Kyle Snyder". 19 September 2023.


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  • 1951–1961 : +87 kg
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  • 2002–2013 : 96 kg
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  • 1954–1958: +87 kg
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  • 1998: 97 kg
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