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Ali Aliyev

Russian amateur wrestler (1937-1995)

Born
29 November 1937, Chokh
Died
7 January 1995, Moscow
Citizenship
Soviet Union, Russia
Sport
amateur wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler
Height
154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight
54 kg (120 lb)

Ali Zurkanaevich Aliev (Russian: Али Зурканаевич Алиев; born 29 November 1937 – 7 January 1995) was a Soviet freestyle wrestler. He won five world titles and was the first wrestler from Dagestan to win a world title in freestyle wrestling. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games, finishing fourth and sixth. After his death, the Russian Wrestling Federation has hosted the annual Ali Aliev Memorial International Wrestling Meeting at the Ali Aliev Wrestling Training Center in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia.

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Facts from Wikidata Q336761 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.