Anzor Khizriev

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Анзор Хизриев

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| fullname = Anzor Ruslanovich Khizriev

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| residence = St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

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| birth_place = Chechen–Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

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| height = 1.91m

| weight = {{convert|125|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| country = Russia

| sport = Wrestling

| event = Freestyle

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| club = SVSM WC

| coach = R. Magomedov, M.Andreev{{cite web|url=http://infosport.ru/person/borba-volnaya/hizriev-anzor-ruslanovich|title=Khizriev's coaches|publisher=infosport.ru|accessdate=19 October 2018}}

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Anzor Ruslanovich Khizriev ({{langx|ru|Анзор Русланович Хизриев}}; born 31 October 1990 in Chechnya) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Chechen descent, who competes in the 125 kg weight category. Senior European Games gold medalist 2019, he came in 5th at the 2018 World Championships.

Background

Khizriev was born in Chechnya, but at the age of five his family fled to St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast after the First Chechen War erupted. He started training in freestyle wrestling in primary school, but in the high school years he retired. After finishing Saint Petersburg State Medical Academy study he got the degree in surgery and returned to wrestling.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestrus.ru/news/Novosti_turnirov/chempionat_rossii_po_vol_noj_bor_be_2017/hirurg_v_triko_chem_unikalen_anzor_hizriev|title=The Surgeon on the mat|publisher=wrestrus.ru|accessdate=14 June 2017|archive-date=20 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011552/http://www.wrestrus.ru/news/Novosti_turnirov/chempionat_rossii_po_vol_noj_bor_be_2017/hirurg_v_triko_chem_unikalen_anzor_hizriev|url-status=dead}}

Wrestling career

Khizriev represents Leningrad Oblast in Russian national championships. He is two-times Russian national champion. He represented the Russian Federation at the World Championships 2017 and 2018.{{cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/khizriev-upsets-akgul-russia-wins-four-golds-day-three|title=Khizriev Upsets Akgul, Russia Wins Four Golds on Day Three|publisher=unitedworldwrestling.org|accessdate=26 January 2019}}

At Ivan Yarygin 2019 he beat Olympic gold medalist and 2-time world champion Taha Akgül of Turkey.

Championships and achievements

2016 Russian nationals – 3rd.
2017 Russian nationals champion.
2018 Russian nationals champion.
2020 Russian nationals – 3rd.
2021 Russian nationals – 3rd.
2014 Ivan Yarygin Grand-Prix – 2nd.
2016 Ivan Yarygin Grand-Prix – 3rd.
2018 Ivan Yarygin Grand-Prix – 2nd.
2019 Ivan Yarygin Grand-Prix – 1st.
2021 Ivan Yarygin Grand-Prix – 1st.
2017 World Championships – 5th.
2018 World Championships – 5th.

References

External links

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Category:1990 births

Category:Living people

Category:Russian male sport wrestlers

Category:Martial artists from Saint Petersburg

Category:European Games gold medalists for Russia

Category:Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games

Category:European Games medalists in wrestling

Category:European Wrestling Championships medalists

Category:21st-century Russian sportsmen