Shamil Mamedov

Shamil Mamedov
Mamedov at the 2023 Ivan Yarygin
Personal information
Native name
Шамиль Мамедов
Шамиль Алиевич Мамедов
Full nameShamil Alievich Mamedov
Born (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportWrestling
Weight class65 kg
Event
Freestyle
Coached byDzhamal Aliev[1]
Vagif Kaziev[2]
Achievements and titles
World finals (2023)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
World Championships
2023 Belgrade 65kg
Representing Russian Wrestling Federation
Yasar Dogu Tournament
2022 Istanbul 65kg
Representing  Russia
Junior World Championships
2021 Ufa 65kg

Shamil Alievich Mamedov (Russian: Шамиль Алиевич Мамедов; born 8 February 2001) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler who wrestles in the 65 kg category on the international circuit. He claimed a bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships.

Early life

Shamil was born in the town of Belidzhi, Dagestan, Russia in a family of Lezgin ethnicity.[3][4] He started wrestling at the age of 6 under his first coach, Minazhudin Kudiev. In his high school years, he moved to Makhachkala[5] and joined the Gamid Gamidov wrestling club.[6] Mamedov is coached by Dzhamal Aliev[1] and Vagif Kaziev.[2]

Career

Age-group

In 2018, he made the cadet world team and competed at the cadet world championships in Zagreb, Croatia, but he came in fifth.[7]

In 2021, he won the Junior Russian nationals at 65 kg[8] and made the world team, where he came in first at the 2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships, in the final match he beat Ziraddin Bayramov of Azerbaijan.[9]

Senior level

2022

After the junior world title, On January 28, 2022, he made his senior debut at the Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022, where he placed first at 65 kg. In the final match, he was victorious against his countryman, Ramazan Ferzaliev.[10] One month later, he earned a gold medal at the Yasar Dogu 2022, becoming winner over Olympian Morteza Ghiasi of Iran, world bronze medalist Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga from Mongolia and Russia's world champion Zagir Shakhiev.[11] He met an Olympic bronze medalist Gadzhimurad Rashidov in the final bout of Russian tournament "Spartakiad" in Kazan, on August 26. He won the bout by scores.[12]

2023

In the beginning of 2023 he won the Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2023,[13] in the final he faced Gadzhimurad Rashidov again, and won in a close match.[14] On April 26, Shamil met three-time world champion Haji Aliyev of Azerbaijan at Poddubny Wrestling League 4, that was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He won the match by the score 7-2.[15] On June 21, he took first place at the 2023 Russian National Championships that were held in Kaspiysk, Dagestan. In the final match he beat his teammate Ibragim Ibragimov by the score 8-2.[16] On September 18, he competed at the 2023 World Championships, where he lost to his countryman Ismail Musuakev (Hungary), but went on to wrestle back and win a bronze medal against Rahman Amouzad of Iran.[17]

2024

In April, he placed first at the Russian nationals, in the final match he over world champion Abasgadzhi Magomedov.[18] In June, he got a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, as an independent neutral athlete.[19]

2025

In January, Mamedov received a Bulgarian passport, a procedure initiated by the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation in process to switch his sporting allegiance from Russia to Bulgaria. In December, he was granted permission to compete for Bulgaria by the Governing Board of the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation.[20]

Championships and achievements

References

  1. ^ a b "МАМЕДОВ ШАМИЛЬ - ЧЕМПИОН "ЯРЫГИНСКОГО-2022" Г.КРАСНОЯРСК". wrestgamidov.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. ^ a b "Трое дагестанских юношей выступят на первенстве мира". wrestdag.ru. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  3. ^ "НКА "Московские лезгины" > Версия для печати > Лезгинский спортсмен Шамиль Мамедов стал чемпионом Мира 2021 года среди юниоров по вольной борьбе". moslezgi.ru. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  4. ^ "Лезгинский спортсмен Шамиль Мамедов стал чемпионом Мира 2021 года среди юниоров по вольной борьбе". moslezgi.ru. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  5. ^ "Шамиль Мамедов: "Юниорские соревнования в прошлом. Впереди – выступления во взрослой категории"". riadagestan.ru. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  6. ^ "Шамиль Мамедов – лидер дагестанского рейтинга". wrestdag.ru. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  7. ^ "UWW Cadet World Championships Results". flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  8. ^ "Фёдор Балтуев стал победителем первенства России по вольной борьбе среди юниоров до 21 года". gazetahot.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  9. ^ "Russia, Iran Share Two FS Titles to Deny Azerbaijan at #WrestleUfa". uww.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  10. ^ "Фёдор Балтуев стал победителем первенства России по вольной борьбе среди юниоров до 21 года". wrestdag.ru. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  11. ^ "Шамиль Мамедов – победитель турнира "Яшар Догу"". mahachkala.bezformata.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  12. ^ "Борец Мамедов заявил, что Спартакиада для него стала одним из главных стартов в сезоне". tass.ru. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  13. ^ "Шамиль Мамедов стал победителем кубка Ивана Ярыгин-2023 по вольной борьбе". Лезги Газет (in Russian). 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  14. ^ "2023 Yarygin Results & Updated Brackets". flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  15. ^ "Гаджи Алиев проиграл в лиге Поддубного". azerisport.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  16. ^ "Шамиль Мамедов выиграл чемпионат России по вольной борьбе". mirmol.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  17. ^ "Шамиль Мамедов — бронзовый призер чемпионата мира-2023". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  18. ^ "Результаты OLIMPBET предолимпийского чемпионата России по вольной и женской борьбе". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  19. ^ "Российский борец Шамиль Мамедов принял приглашение МОК выступить на Олимпийских играх в Париже". sportbox.ru. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  20. ^ "Russian Wrestler Shamil Mamedov Permitted to Compete for Bulgaria". www.bta.bg. Retrieved 2025-12-19.