Albiev (right) against Rasul Chunayev at the 2016 Olympics
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Islambek Tsilimovich Albiev |
Nickname(s) | The Professor mat |
Ethnicity | Chechen |
Citizenship | Russian |
Born |
Grozny, Chechen-Ingush ASSR |
December 28, 1988
Residence | Grozny Moscow |
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Russia |
Sport | Wrestling |
Rank | Grand Master of Sports |
Event(s) | Greco-Roman |
Club |
CSKA Wrestling Club Olympic Village-80 |
Coached by | Umatgirey Tavbulatov |
Medal record
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Islambek Tsilimovich Albiev (Russian: Исламбек Цилимович Альбиев, Chechen: СаӀид-Цилиман кӀант Альбиев Ислам-Бека; born December 28, 1988 in Chechnya) is a Russian wrestler of Chechen descent, who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Greco-Roman wrestling. Albiev is a World champion (2009) and two-time European champion (2009, 2016).