Shaban Sejdiu

{{Short description|Macedonian freestyle wrestler (born 1959)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|name=Shaban Sejdiu

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1959|5|6|df=y}}

|birth_place= Blace, PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia

|death_date=

|death_place=

|show-medals=yes

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Freestyle Wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry | {{YUG}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 1980 Moscow | 68 kg}}

{{MedalBronze| 1984 Los Angeles | 74 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1977 Lausanne | 68 kg}}

{{MedalSilver| 1981 Skopje | 68 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1975 Algiers | 68 kg}}

{{MedalGold | 1979 Split | 68 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}

{{MedalBronze| 1977 Sofia | 68 kg}}

}}

Shaban Sejdiu ({{langx|mk|Шабан Сејдиу}}; born 6 May 1959) is an Albanian retired freestyle wrestler.

An ethnic Macedonian Albanian, Sejdiu, as part of the Skopje Wrestling Club, was trained by notable coaches Risto Takov, who had also trained notable wrestlers Shaban Tërstena, Bajram Qorrolli, Abdulla Mehmeti, Mustaf Syla, Shend Kamberi and Adnan Elezi.{{cite web |url=http://www.yllpress.com/89802/ndahet-nga-jeta-mentaz-allajbegu-1946-2014-.html |title=Ndahet nga jeta Mentaz Allajbegu (1946 -2014) |last= |first= |date=19 January 2014 |website=yllpress.com |publisher=Yll Press |accessdate=9 November 2014}}

Sejdiu competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/saban-sejdi-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235157/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/saban-sejdi-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |accessdate=19 June 2012}}

His daughter Altuna is a successful singer in North Macedonia and Albania.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}