Ruslan Kureishevich Belkhoroev (Russian: Руслан Курейшевич Белхороев; born 22 March 1987) is a retired Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Ingush ethnicity, who claimed the bronze medal at the 2008 European Championships.[3]

Руслан Белхороев
Ruslan Belkhoroev
Personal information
Native nameRussian: Руслан Курейшевич Белхороев
Full nameRuslan Kureishevich Belkhoroev
Born (1987-03-22) 22 March 1987 (age 37)
Sunzha, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWrestling
Weight class66–74 kg
RankInternational Master of sports[2]
EventGreco-Roman
Coached byAskhab Belkhoroev, Asludin Abaev, Felix Avakov, Oleg Dyushko
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Tampere 66 kg

Background

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Belkhoroev was born in Sunzha, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union into an Ingush family on 22 March 1987. He started Greco-Roman wrestling when he turned 16. His first coach was his father, Askhab Belkhoroev.[1]

Sport career

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He received his first gold medal at the international level during the 2004 Cadet European Championships in Albena, Bulgaria. In 2006, he received a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships.[4] One year later, he became a junior world champion at 66 kilos.[5] In 2008, Ruslan earned the bronze medal for the Russian team at the European Championships in Tampere, Finland.[3] He also won the Ziolkowski-Pytlasinski tournament in Poland that year.[6] In 2010, he took first place at the Vantaa cup and Ivan Poddubny Tournament in the 74 kilogram weight class.[7] In 2011, he was runner-up at the "Torneo Citta a Sassari" international tournament in Italy and first place at the Oleg Karavayev memorial held in Minsk, Belarus. In 2012, Belkhoroev made his debut at the "Copa Brasil" in Brazil, where he competed in the men's freestyle wrestling 74 kg event and became a finalist.

Achievements

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Personal life

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He is a graduate of the Ingush State University, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration and the Moscow Institute of Physical Culture and Sports. Also, Belkhoroev is the president of the Ingushetian wrestling federation.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Президент Федерации спортивной борьбы Республики Ингушетия - Руслан Белхороев". wresting.ru. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Belkhoroev on infosport.ru". infosport.ru. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Руслан Белхороев - бронзовый призер чемпионата Европы по греко-римской борьбе в весовой категории до 74 кг". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  4. ^ "FILA Junior World Championships - 08/28/2006". usawmembership.com. Retrieved 28 August 2006.
  5. ^ "Junior World Championships - 08/21/2007". usawmembership.com. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
  6. ^ "Джасте, Белхороев, Теплоухов и Анучин победили на турнире в Польше". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  7. ^ "Степан Марянян, Ибрагим Лабазонов, Юрий Денисов, Руслан Белхороев, Анатолий Полькин - победители Vantaa Cup-2010". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
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