Russia born Bahraini freestyle wrestler
Shamil Sharipov
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| Birth name | Шамиль Магомедович Шарипов |
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| Full name | Shamil Magomedovich Sharipov |
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| Born | (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 27)
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia |
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| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
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| Sport | Amateur wrestling |
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| Weight class | 125 kg |
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| Event | Freestyle |
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| Club | Abdulrashid Sadulaev Wrestling Club |
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| Coached by | Shamil Omarov |
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Shamil Sharipov (Russian: Шамиль Магомедович Шарипов; born 10 August 1997) is a Russian-born Bahraini wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 125 kg event at 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup.[1]
Career
He is the brother of wrestler Magomed Sharipov. He is a trainee of the Makhachkala School of Sports and Recreation, trained by Shamil Omarov.[2] In September 2019 he won a tournament in honour of Khizri Shikhsaidov in Buglen, beating Zelimkhan Khizriev, Rasul Magomedov and Magomedamin Dibirov on his way.[3]
In October 2020, he lost in the final of the Russian Championship to Alan Khugaev under controversial refereeing.[4] In December 2020, he won the individual World Cup in Belgrade, defeating Poland's Robert Baran in the finals.[5]
On 2 February 2024, it was announced that Sharipov would play for Bahrain.[6]
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