Zelimkhan Khadjiev

Zelimkhan Khadjiev (Russian: Зелимхан Хаджиев; born May 20, 1994, in Dagestan) is a Russian-French freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 16 by Sosuke Takatani.^[1][2]

Zelimkhan Khadjiev

Zelimkhan Khadjiev
Personal information
Birth name	Зелимхан Хаджиев
Nationality	Russian  France
Born	(1994-05-20) 20 May 1994 (age 31) Solnichnoe village, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Russia
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	74 kg
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  France European Championships 2018 Kaspiysk 74 kg 2019 Bucharest 74 kg 2025 Bratislava 79 kg Grand Prix 2025 Zagreb 79 kg 2025 Nice 79 kg European U23 Championships 2017 Szombathely 74 kg Junior World Championships 2014 Zagreb 74 kg Junior European Championships 2013 Skopje 74 kg Cadet European Championships 2010 Sarajevo 58 kg

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[3] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.^[3]