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Ali Aliyev (wrestler)
Russian amateur wrestler (1937–1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ali Zurkanaevich Aliev (Russian: Али Зурканаевич Алиев; born 29 November 1937 – 7 January 1995) was a Soviet freestyle wrestler.[1] He won five world titles[2] and was the first wrestler from Dagestan to win a world title in freestyle wrestling. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games, finishing fourth and sixth.[1] After his death, the Russian Wrestling Federation has hosted the annual Ali Aliev Memorial International Wrestling Meeting at the Ali Aliev Wrestling Training Center in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia.[3]
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Zurkanaevich and the family name is Aliev.
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Full name | Ali Zurkanaevich Aliev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1937-11-29)29 November 1937 Choh, Gunibsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 January 1995(1995-01-07) (aged 57) Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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