Bakhtiyar Akhmedov
Wrestler
バフティヤル・アフメドフ · 바흐티야르 아흐메도프
- Born
- 5 August 1987, Nizhneye Kazanishche
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
- Weight
- 120 kg (265 lb)
Bakhtiyar Shakhabutdinovich Akhmedov (Russian: Бахтияр Шахабутдинович Ахмедов, Kumyk: Ахмедланы Багьтияр Шагьабутдинны уланы, romanized: Axmedlanı Bahtiyar Şahabutdinnı ulanı; born 5 August 1987 in Buynaksk, Dagestan) is a Russian wrestler of Kumyk descent. Olympic gold medalist 2008.
Akhmedov competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in 120 kg category. In the finals, he lost to Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan and was awarded silver medal. However, Taymazov was later stripped of his medal due to a positive doping test, thus Akhmedov was awarded gold.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 120 kg | 2008 |
Awards and honours
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q774302 (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.