Islam Lechiyevich Dudaev (Russian: Ислам Лечиевич Дудаев; born 15 January 1995) is a Russian-born Albanian wrestler of Chechen origin.[1][2] He won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.
Career
In 2022, Dudaev won one of the bronze medals in the men's 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[3] He also won one of the bronze medals in the 74 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[4]
Dudaev won the gold medal in the men's 65 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[5] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] Dudaev was eliminated in his third match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[6] A month later, he earned a quota place for Albania for the Olympics at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[7]
On 22 August, the Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of the Chechnya Akhmat Kadyrov presented apartments to natives of the republic, the winner and bronze medalist of the Paris Olympics Razambek Zhamalov and Islam Dudaev.[8][9]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 3rd | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2024 Summer Olympics | Paris, France | 3rd | Freestyle 65 kg |
References
- ^ "DUDAEV Islam | United World Wrestling". uww.org.
- ^ "Islam Dudaev (Freestyle wrestling) : Prize list and results". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ https://uww.org/arena/weight-category/e6e1f1ee-adcc-11ec-8327-08002745f808/results.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Chechnya's Olympic medalists who competed for other countries were presented with apartments
- ^ Нохчийчохь, Дагестанехь петарш ло Олимпиадан спортхошна - уьш къийсалуш бара кхечу пачхьалкхийн тобанашца
External links
- Islam Dudaev at the International Wrestling Database
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