Sagid Murtazaliev

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Sagid Magomedovich Murtazaliev ({{langx|ru|Сагид Магомедович Муртазалиев}}; {{langx|av|СагIид МагIамедович МуртазгIалиев}}; born 11 March 1974) is a Russian freestyle wrestler. Born in Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union and of Avar descent, Murtazaliev has won gold medals in heavyweight divisions at the 1999 FILA World Championships and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Olympics

Murtazaliev represented Ukraine at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and represented Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he won gold in the men's freestyle 97 kg competition.[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=WRE "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Wrestling"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907043524/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=WRE |date=2008-09-07 }} databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 9, 2008){{cite web|title= Sagid Murtazaliyev |url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/sagid-murtazaliyev-1.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215049/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/sagid-murtazaliyev-1.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=26 May 2018}}

In 2013, he returned his medal to the IOC in protest of its vote to briefly drop wrestling from the Summer Olympic programme.[https://archive.today/20130412043402/http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/sports/olympics/10009966025023/russian-wrestler-to-return-his-olympic-gold/ Russian wrestler to return his Olympic gold]{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/wrestling/21654061|title=Bulgaria wrestling coach Armen Nazaryan on hunger strike|date=2013-03-04|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en-GB}}

Politics

In 2001, a bomb was found near Murtazaliev's home in Kizlyar.{{cite web | title =Nail Bomb Discovered | work =Archives | publisher =The Russia Journal | date =February 10, 2001 | url =http://russiajournal.com/archive/The_Russia_Journal/2001/February/10.02.2001/Analysis/Feb.10-03.pdf | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221735/http://russiajournal.com/archive/The_Russia_Journal/2001/February/10.02.2001/Analysis/Feb.10-03.pdf | url-status =usurped | archive-date =3 March 2016 | access-date =September 10, 2012 }} A charitable foundation is named after Sagid Murtazaliev.{{cite web | title =A charitable foundation of the Olympic champion from Dagestan Sagid Murtazaliev plans to develop sports in Kizlyarski district of Dagestan | work =Sports | publisher =Ria Dagestan | date =July 24, 2007 | url =http://www.riadagestan.com/news/2007/07/24/2394/ | access-date =September 10, 2012 }} On April 12, 2010, Murtazaliev, who had been the head of Kizlyarsky District, became the head of the Dagestan branch of the Russian pension fund.{{cite web | last =Troshina | first =Albina | title =Sagid Murtazaliev is the new head of Branch of the Pension fund of Russia in Dagestan | work =Politics | publisher =Ria Dagestan | date =April 13, 2010 | url =http://www.riadagestan.com/news/2010/4/13/5007/ | access-date =September 10, 2012 }}{{cite web | title =Scandalous replacement of head of Pension Fund in Dagestan | work =Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 19–25 | publisher =Caucasian Knot | date =April 26, 2010 | url =http://abhazia.eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/13197/ | access-date =September 10, 2012 }} Murtazaliev was a United Russia party deputy to the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan.{{cite web | title =Speaker of the Dagestan Parliament hands in cards to deputies | work =Politics | publisher =Ria Dagestan | date =April 18, 2011 | url =http://www.riadagestan.com/news/2011/4/18/6301/ | access-date =September 10, 2012 }}{{cite web | title =Сагид Муртазалиев: "Нужно вникать в проблемы людей…" | work =Новости | publisher =Moi Dagestan | date =March 4, 2011 | url =http://moidagestan.ru/news/society/5051 | access-date =September 10, 2012 }} In 2015, the prosecution office opened a criminal case against Murtazaliev on financing terrorism as well as suspected him in relation to a number of murders. Murtazaliev left Russia and is currently wanted by the prosecution.{{cite news|url=https://www.dp.ru/a/2017/07/07/Test_beglogo_glavi_dages|title=Тесть экс-главы дагестанского ПФР Муртазалиева, обвиняемого в убийствах, свел счеты с жизнью|last1=Горошков|first1=Павел|last2=Васильева|first2=Марина|date=7 July 2017|publisher=dp.ru|language=Russian|access-date=30 October 2017}}