Shamil Magomedovich Kudiyamagomedov (Russian: Шамиль Магомедович Кудиямагомедов, Italian: Šhamil Kudiyamagomedov; born 9 May 1993, in Dagestan) is a retired Russian/naturalized Italian amateur wrestler of Avar heritage, who claimed the European senior title (2016), Russian national champion (2013), Italian national champion (2018), 2013 Summer Universiade silver medalist in Kazan. International Master of Sports in Freestyle Wrestling.
Career
Shamil is the 2012 Junior World Championships bronze medalist.[1] He handed Abdulrashid Sadulaev his first senior loss in 2012.[2] He competed in the freestyle 84 kg event at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, after defeated Adrian Jaoude from Brazil in the round of 64, he was eliminated by Olympic bronze medalist Ehsan Lashgari of Iran in the round of 32. At the 2014 Memorial Heydar Aliyev (Golden Grand Prix Baku) in rematc, he beat Ehsan Lashgari in the final match. At the 2015 U23 European Championships, he lost to his teammate of Magomedgadzhi Khatiyev in the semifinals, but went on to wrestle back and win a bronze medal against Fatih Erdin of Turkey. He won the gold medal in men's freestyle 86 kg at the 2015 Military World Games.[3]
