Emin Narimanovitch Sefershaev (Russian: Эмин Нариманович Сефершаев) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Crimean Tatar heritage. In 2021, he became the European champion in the 55 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland. In that same year, he won the silver medal in this event at the World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[1]

Emin Sefershaev
Emin Sefershaev at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native nameЭмин Нариманович Сефершаев
Full nameEmin Narimanovitch Sefershaev
Nationality Russia
BornSimferopol, Ukraine
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Russia
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class60 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Coached bySergey Popenkov
Achievements and titles
World finalsSilver (2021)
Regional finalsGold (2021)
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tirana 55 kg
Representing  Russian Wrestling Federation
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oslo 55 kg
Representing  Russia
Individual World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2020 Belgrade 55 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Warsaw 55 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest 55 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Trnava 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tampere 55 kg
European Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Dortmund 55 kg
World Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Sarajevo 50 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Subotica 50 kg
Representing  Ukraine
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bar 42 kg

Career

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In 2019, Sefershaev won the silver medal in the 55 kg event at the World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary.[2][3] In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5]

In March 2021, Sefershaev won the gold medal in the 60 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[6] In April 2021, he won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[7][8] He defeated Ekrem Öztürk of Turkey in his gold medal match.[8]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 1st Greco-Roman 55 kg
World Championships Oslo, Norway 2nd Greco-Roman 55 kg

References

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  1. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ Etchells, Daniel (2 November 2019). "Iran claim two golds as first Greco-Roman medals awarded at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ Iveson, Ali (13 December 2020). "Russians dominate Greco-Roman competition at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ Shefferd, Neil (24 April 2021). "Russia claim two golds in men's Greco-Roman finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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