Alibeg Alibegov
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| Nationality | Bahraini | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 12, 2001 Tsada, Khunzakhsky District, Dagestan, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alibeg Alibegov (born 12 January 2001) is a Russian-born Bahraini freestyle wrestler. He has represented Bahrain internationally, competing mostly in the 61 kg and 65 kg weight categories.
Career
[edit]Alibeg Alibegov began wrestling in his native Dagestan, Russia, and in June 2016 won the Dagestan Junior Championship (for wrestlers born in 2001–2002) in the 54 kg category.[1] He later changed his sports citizenship to Bahrain and began representing Bahrain internationally.[2]
In December 2018, he won a bronze medal at the Adlan Varaev Memorial Tournament in Grozny, Russia.[3]
In 2019, Alibegov won the gold medal at the Arab Wrestling Championships in Cairo.[4] He also competed at the Asian Junior Championships in 2019, finishing 13th in his category.
In February 2020, Alibegov participated in the Asian Wrestling Championships, losing in the qualification round to Korean wrestler Ji Hun Sun, 0–4.[5]
He won the gold medal at the Arab Championships in both 2021 and 2022, held in Sharm El Sheikh, in the 65 kg category.[6]
Alibegov placed third at the 2021 Junior World Wrestling Championships (Ufa, Russia) and at the 2022 U23 Asian Wrestling Championships (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan).[7] He finished 10th at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships, 5th at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships, and 10th at the 2022 Asian Games.[8]
In November 2022, Alibegov won the gold medal at the Arab Senior Championships in Alexandria, Egypt.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alibeg Alibegov won first place at the Dagestan junior freestyle wrestling championship" (in Russian). khunzakh.ru. 2016-06-07. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ From Russia with love: Wrestling exports turn Asian stars. ESPN. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Adlan Varaev memorial tournament continues in Grozny" (in Russian). grozny-inform.ru. 2018-12-07. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Dagestan heavyweight conquers Asia" (in Russian). wrestdag.ru. 2020-02-22. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Athletes-Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "UWW Profile – Alibeg Alibegov". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Athletes-Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Arab Tournaments for Seniors (GR/FS). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 2001 births
- Avar people
- Russian emigrants to Bahrain
- Russian male sport wrestlers
- Naturalized citizens of Bahrain
- Bahraini male sport wrestlers
- Bahraini people of Avar descent
- Bahraini people of Dagestani descent
- Sport wrestlers from Dagestan
- 21st-century Russian sportsmen
- 21st-century Bahraini sportsmen
- Wrestlers at the 2022 Asian Games