Musa Evloev

Russian Greco-Roman wrestler (born 1993)

Musa Evloev
Personal information
Native nameМуса Гиланиевич Евлоев
Full nameMusa Gilaniyevich Evloev
NationalityRussian
Born (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 31)
Ingushetia, Russia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubSparta
Coached byF. P. Avakov, V. V. Khromov
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Russia ROC
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 97 kg
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest 97 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nur-Sultan 97 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Paris 98 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Warsaw 97 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest 97 kg
Individual World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2020 Belgrade 97 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tehran 98 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan 97 kg

Musa Gilaniyevich Evloev (Russian: Муса Гиланиевич Евлоев, IPA: [mʊˈsa ɪ̯ɪˈvɫo(ɪ̯)ɪf]; born 31 March 1993) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 97 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2] He is also a two-time world champion and two-time national champion, having won in 2016 and 2017. Internationally, Evloev won silver at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France, losing to Artur Aleksanyan from Armenia. That year he also won the 2017 Wrestling World Cup in Tehran, Iran.[3]

He won the 2018 World Wrestling Championships, now in the 97 kg division, defeating Bulgarian Kiril Milov, 7–2 and at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships he won gold medal again, in the final match he beat Artur Aleksanyan.[citation needed]

In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 97 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4] In 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's 97 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[5]

Evloev was barred from participating in the qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics after being photographed standing near a poster reading "No to Nazism".[6]

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ Palmer, Dan (3 August 2021). "Trio of world champions add Olympic gold on second night of wrestling finals at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ Evloev, Musa (RUS)
  4. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ Updates (19 March 2024). "Russian champion wrestler barred from Olympics qualifier – sport official - The Press United". The Press United | International News Analysis, Viewpoint. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

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World Champions in Greco-Roman heavyweight (97 kg)
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  • 1962–1967: +97 kg
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  • 1997–2001: 97 kg
  • 2002–2013: 96 kg
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  • 97 kg: 1997–2001
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