Murat Kardanov

Murat Nausbievich Kardanov (Russian: Мурат Наусбиевич Карданов; Adyghe: Къардэн Мурат, Нэусби и къуэ) (born January 4, 1971, in Zaragij village, Kabardino-Balkaria) is a Russian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Murat Kardanov

Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	76 kg
World Championships
	1993 Stockholm	82 kg
World Cups
	1992 Besancon	82 kg
	1995 Schifferstadt	82 kg
European Championships
	1993 Istanbul	82 kg
	1998 Minsk	76 kg
	2000 Moscow	76 kg

During his career Kardanov won gold medals in Russian Championships 4 times (1992, 1993, 1998, 2000), in European Championships (1998) and Olympic Games (2000). He also took bronze medal in World Championships (1993). ^{[1] [2]}

Awards

• Order For Merit to the Fatherland IV class (2000)
• Order of Honour (Russian Federation) (2001)
• Honored Master of Sports of the Russia (2000)