Akhmed Bataev

Akhmed Bataev (Russian: Ахмед Султанович Батаев; born 23 September 1991) is a Russian-born Bulgarian wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 92 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.^[1][2]

Akhmed Bataev

Bataev at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Birth name	Ахмед Султанович Батаев
Full name	Ahmed Sultanovich Bataev
Born	(1991-09-23) 23 September 1991 (age 32) Khasavyurt, Russia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country	Russia (2013–2019)  Bulgaria (2020–present)
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	92 kg
Event(s)	Freestyle
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Bulgaria European Championships 2022 Budapest 92 kg Individual World Cup 2020 Belgrade 97 kg Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 92 kg 2023 Sofia 92 kg

Career

Early in his career, he represented Russia and he switched to represent Bulgaria in 2020.

In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[3][4]

In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[5] In May 2021, he failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[6] He competed in the 97 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.^[7]

He competed in the 92 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[8]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2022	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Freestyle 92 kg

References

1. Pavitt, Michael (30 March 2022). "Amine becomes first San Marino gold medallist at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
2. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
3. Shefferd, Neil (18 December 2020). "Russia close UWW Individual Championships in style with four more golds on final day". InsideTheGames.biz. from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
4. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
5. "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
6. "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
7. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
8. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akhmed Bataev.

• Ahmed Bataev at the International Wrestling Database