Dzhabrail Gadzhiev

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Джабраил Гаджиев

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| nationality = Russian
Azerbaijani

| fullname = Dzhabrail Gadzhiradzhabovich Gadzhiev

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2002|02|18}}

| birth_place = Akhty, Dagestan, Russia

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|74|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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| country = {{AZE}}

| sport = Wrestling

| event = Freestyle

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| club = Abdulali Ganiev's wrestling club

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| coach = Vakhid Mamedov

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's freestyle wrestling }}

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Dzhabrail Gadzhiradzhabovich Gadzhiev ({{langx|ru|Джабраил Гаджираджабович Гаджиев}}; born 18 February 2002 in Dagestan) is a Russian-born Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler of Lezgin heritage, who claimed the gold medal at the 2023 CIS Games and 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.

Background

Gadzhiev was born and raised in Akhty village, Akhtynsky District, Dagestan, Russia into a Lezgin family.{{cite web|url=https://flnka.ru/novosti/17048-dzhabrail-gadzhiev-chempion-evropy-po-volnoj-borbe.html|title=Джабраил Гаджиев - чемпион Европы по вольной борьбе|publisher=flnka.ru|accessdate=2022-03-14}} He started wrestling at young age in Abdulali Ganiev's wrestling club.{{cite web|url=https://wrestdag.ru/news/dzhabrail-gadzhiev-ya-veryu-v-sebya-eto-ochen-vazhno/|title=Джабраил Гаджиев: "Я верю в себя, это очень важно"|publisher=wrestdag.ru|accessdate=2023-09-01}} At the age of 17 he moved to Baku, Azerbaijan.{{cite web|url=https://www.azerisport.com/wrestling/20230814142849596.html|title=Джабраил ГАДЖИЕВ: У меня есть мечта – выиграть Олимпиаду|publisher=azerisport.com|accessdate=2023-08-14}}

Career

In June 2019, he won the silver medal at the cadet European championships in Faenza, Italy.{{cite web|url=https://uww.org/event/european-championships-8/results|title=EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=uww.org|accessdate=2019-06-23}} In July 2019, he earned the gold medal at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan.[https://web.archive.org/web/20190724100600/https://results.eyofbaku2019.com/assets/pdf/WREMFS65KG--------------------------_76%201.0.pdf Boys freestyle 65 kg results] In July 2019, Gadzhiev claimed the gold medal for Azerbaijan team at the cadet world championships in Sofia, Bulgaria{{cite web|url=https://uww.org/event/world-championships-35/results|title=WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=uww.org|accessdate=2019-07-29}} In May 2021, he won the Roman Dmitriyev's junior international tournament in Yakutsk, Russia{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestrus.ru/news/15669|title=Определились победители и призеры "Мемориала Романа Дмитриева — 2021" в Якутске|publisher=wrestrus.ru|accessdate=2021-05-01}} and the U23 European championships at 65 kilos, held in Skopje, North Macedonia.{{cite web|url=https://uww.org/event/european-championships-24/results|title=2021 U23 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=uww.org|accessdate=2021-05-23}} In June 2021, he finished in first place at the European Junior Championships in Dortmund, Germany{{cite web|url=https://uww.org/event/european-championships-26/results|title=2021 JUNIOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=uww.org|accessdate=2021-07-04}} In August 2021, he came second at the 2021 World Junior Championships in Ufa, Russia at 70 kg.{{cite web|url=https://uww.org/event/world-championships-54/results|title=2021 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=uww.org|accessdate=2021-08-22}} In December 2021, he became a runner-up at the senior Azerbaijan national championships at 74 kilos.{{cite web|url=https://www.azerisport.com/wrestling/20231219123917170.html|title=Шестеро чемпионов Азербайджана|publisher=azerisport.com|accessdate=2021-12-19}} In 2022, Dzhabrail won the U23 European Championships for the second time at 74 kilos.{{cite web|url=https://uww.org/event/european-championships-27/results|title=U23 2022 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=uww.org|accessdate=2022-03-13}} In 2023, he took the gold medal at the CIS Games in Belarus.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestrus.ru/news/17229|title=Семь золотых медалей выиграли российские вольники U-23 на Играх СНГ|publisher=wrestrus.ru|accessdate=2023-08-09}}

Championships and achievements

2019 Cadet European Championships — 2nd.
2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival — 1st.
2019 Cadet World Championships — 1st.
2021 U23 European championships — 1st.
2021 Junior European championships — 1st.
2021 World Junior Championships — 2nd.
2021 Azerbaijan national championships — 2nd.
2022 U23 European championships — 1st.
2023 CIS Games — 1st.

References

External links

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Category:2002 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Akhtynsky District

Category:Russian people of Dagestani descent

Category:Russian male sport wrestlers

Category:Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers

Category:Sport wrestlers from Dagestan

Category:21st-century Russian sportsmen