Tajmuraz Mairbekovich Salkazanov (Russian: Таймураз Маирбекович Салказанов, Ossetian: Салхъазанты Мæирбеджы фырт Таймураз; born 6 April 1996) is a Slovak naturalized freestyle wrestler of Russian origins and Ossetian ethnicity who competes at 74 kilograms.[1][2] He has represented Slovakia since 2018, and has been a four-time European champion at 74kg.[3]
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| Birth name | Салказанов Таймураз Маирбекович | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Taimuraz Mairbekovich Salkazanov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ossetian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1996 Karman-Sindzikau, Digorsky District, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia (2014–2015) Slovakia (2018–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 74kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals |  (2019)
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| Regional finals |  (2021)
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Medal record
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Career
editSalkazanov won the gold medal in the men's 70 kg event at the 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. In 2019, he won a bronze medal in the men's 79 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[4][5] In 2020, Salkazanov won a bronze medal in the 74 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6][7]
In March 2021, Salkazanov competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] He did not qualify at this tournament, and he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[9]
In April 2021, Salkazanov claimed the 2021 European Championship.[10][11]
In 2022, Salkazanov won the gold medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[12] He won the silver medal in the men's 74 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[13][14]
Salkazanov won the gold medal by defeating Frank Chamizo of Italy 3-1 in the men's freestyle 74 kg final match at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. He reached the final by defeating Rasul Shapiev of Macedonia 5-0 in the second round, Armenian Hrayr Alikhanyan 3-0 in the quarterfinals and Georgian Avtandil Kentchadze 5-1 in the semifinals.[15]
Salkazanov won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[16] He defeated Soner Demirtaş of Turkey in his gold medal match.[16] Salkazanov competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[17] He was eliminated in his third match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[17] Salkazanov later qualified for the Olympics at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[18][19] He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the Olympics.[20]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2019 | World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Freestyle 79 kg |
| 2021 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 2nd | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
Freestyle record
editReferences
edit- ^ Eric. "Akgul Bests Geno and Salkazanov Shocks 74kg Field in Warsaw". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "ЧЕ-2021, второй день: доминирование россиян и сенсационные результаты в весе до 74 кг — Федерация спортивной борьбы России". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Akgül prevails in heavyweight final at European Wrestling Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Zápasenie-MS: Slovenský reprezentant Tajmuraz Salkazanov získal bronz". Sport.sk (in Slovak). 22 September 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (17 December 2020). "Russia claim four freestyle golds as UWW Individual World Cup continues". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Russia claim three more golds at European Wrestling Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Iveson, Ali (17 September 2022). "Dake and Ghasempour retain wrestling world titles in Belgrade". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "World OG Qualifier 2024 wrestling results". uww.org. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Tajmuraz Salkazanov at the International Wrestling Database