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David Musuľbes

Slovak freestyle wrestler

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Born
28 May 1972, Vladikavkaz
Citizenship
Russia, Slovakia
Sport
freestyle wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler
Height
186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight
113 kg (249 lb)

David Vladimirovich Musulbes (Russian: Давид Владимирович Мусульбес, also transliterated Musuľbes, born 28 May 1972 in Ordzhonikidze, North Ossetian ASSR) is a retired Russian wrestler of Georgian origin who competed for Russia and later represented Slovakia.

He is the 2000 Summer Olympics winner in freestyle 130 kg, the 2001 and 2002 World Champion in freestyle 120 kg.

In 2007, he gained Slovak citizenship and represented Slovakia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal in freestyle 120 kg. After Artur Taymazov, who defeated Musulbes in semifinals, was positively tested for banned substance in his urine sample and disqualified, Musulbes moved to second place and silver medal.

Musulbes lives in Moscow, where he is the director of the Moscow Secondary Special Olympic Reserve School No. 1.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 130 kg
wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 120 kg2008

Awards and honours

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q950997 (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.