Zelimkhan Arsenovich Abakarov is a Russian-born Albanian wrestler.
10 Facts About Zelimkhan Abakarov
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Zelimkhan Abakarov is a gold medalist at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships.
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Zelimkhan Abakarov is the first wrestler representing Albania to win a gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships.
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Zelimkhan Abakarov is a gold medalist at the 2022 Mediterranean Games and a silver medalist at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.
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Zelimkhan Abakarov competed in the men's freestyle 61kg and men's Greco-Roman 67kg events at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
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Zelimkhan Abakarov won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 65kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.
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Zelimkhan Abakarov won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.
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Zelimkhan Abakarov won the gold medal in the men's 57kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Zelimkhan Abakarov won the silver medal in the men's 61kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.
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Zelimkhan Abakarov competed in the men's freestyle 57kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.