Shamil Alievich[1] Aliev (Russian: Шамиль Алиевич Алиев; born September 9, 1979, in Makhachkala, Russian SFSR) is a retired amateur Tajik freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category.[2] Representing his naturalized nation Tajikistan, Aliev won a bronze medal in the 84-kg division at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, scored a silver at the 2003 Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi, India, and then finished eighth at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Aliev is also a member of the wrestling team for Trade Union Sports Club in Makhachkala, before competing for the Tajik squad in 2002.

Shamil Aliev
Personal information
Full nameShamil Alievich Aliev[1]
Nationality Russia
 Tajikistan
Born (1979-09-09) 9 September 1979 (age 45)
Makhachkala, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubTrade Union Sports Club
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Tajikistan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan 84 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 New Delhi 84 kg

Aliev reached sporting headlines at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, where he picked up a bronze medal over neighboring Uzbekistan's Aslan Sanakoev in the men's light heavyweight category (84 kg) with a 3–1 decision. A year later, he captured a silver at the 2003 Asian Wrestling Championships in Delhi, India, losing 2–3 to Iran's Pejman Dorostkar.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Aliev qualified for his naturalized Tajik squad in the men's 84 kg class. Earlier in the process, he placed second and guaranteed a spot on the Tajik wrestling team from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3] Aliev started the four-man prelim pool with a pair of marvelous victories over four-time Olympic veteran Nicolae Ghiţă of Romania (3–4) and Senegal's Matar Sène (3–6), before being edged out by Russia's Sazhid Sazhidov in a more complacent 5–0 decision.[4] Placing second in the pool and eighth overall, Aliev's performance was not enough to advance him to the quarterfinals.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "АЛИЕВ Шамиль Алиевич". infosport.ru. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shamil Aliev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ^ Abbott, Gary (18 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 84 kg/185 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ^ Benson, Lee (29 August 2004). "About Utah: Medal within Utah wrestler's grasp". Deseret News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 84kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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