Zelimkhan Huseynov

Zelimkhan Tezhdeivich Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Zəlimxan Hüseynov; Russian: Зелимхан Гусейнов; born July 13, 1981, in Dagestan) is a retired Russian and Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage who represented Azerbaijan in the Men's freestyle 60 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/16 final he was beaten by Mavlet Batirov of Russia. After over two wins in the repechage rounds, he lost the bronze medal wrestling match to Iranian Morad Mohammadi.

Zelimkhan Huseynov
Зелимхан Гусейнов

Personal information
Full name	Zelimkhan Tezhdeivich Huseynov
National team	Azerbaijan
Born	(1981-07-13) July 13, 1981 (age 44) Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia  Azerbaijan
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Club	Shamil Umakhanov WC (им. Шамиля Умаханова)
Medal record Men's Freestyle wrestling Representing  Azerbaijan World Championships 2009 Herning 60 kg 2010 Moscow 60 kg World Cup 2011 Makhachkala 60 kg 2009 Tehran 60 kg 2010 Moscow 60 kg European Championships 2009 Vilnius 60 kg Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2009 Krasnoyarsk 60 kg Representing  Russia Russian Championships 1999 Krasnoyarsk 58 kg 2000 St.Petersburg 58 kg Junior World Championships 2001 Tashkent 60 kg

External links

• Zelimkhan Gousseinov (RUS) at the International Wrestling Database
• Zelimkhan Huseinov (AZE) at the International Wrestling Database
• Zelimkhan Huseynov at Olympics.com
• Zəlimxan Hüseynov at Olympedia