Khadzhimurat Gatsalov

Khadzhimurat Soltanovich Gatsalov (Russian: Хаджимурат Солтанович Гацалов, born December 11, 1982 in Chikola, North Ossetia–Alania) is a Russian wrestler of Ossetian descent. As of February 2020, he represents Armenia.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Soltanovich and the family name is Gatsalov.
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov
Personal information
Native nameХаджимурат Солтанович Гацалов
Full nameKhadzhimurat Soltanovich Gatsalov
Nickname(s)Cruz
NationalityRussian, Armenian
Born (1982-12-11) 11 December 1982
North Ossetia–Alania, Russia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubCSKA Wrestling Club
American Kickboxing Academy (formerly)
Coached byVladislav Ceboev (1997-)
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  Russia
Men's Summer Olympics
2004 Athens Freestyle 96 kg
World Championships
Budapest 2005Freestyle 96 kg
Guangzhou 2006Freestyle 96 kg
Baku 2007Freestyle 96 kg
Herning 2009Freestyle 96 kg
Budapest 2013Freestyle 120 kg
Moscow 2010Freestyle 96 kg
Tashkent 2014Freestyle 125 kg
European Championships
2003 RigaFreestyle 96 kg
2004 AnkaraFreestyle 96 kg
2006 MoscowFreestyle 96 kg
2005 VarnaFreestyle 96 kg
2008 TampereFreestyle 96 kg
Updated on 17 September 2008.

Olympic Champion 2004, Five Times World Champion.

He won the gold medal in the freestyle 96 kg class in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he beat future UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier in the semi-finals. He won five world medals in the 96 kg class at the FILA Wrestling World Championships. In 2013, he moved up to the 120 kg class and won a gold medal at the FILA Wrestling World Championships. He started his senior level competitive career at 84 kg in 2002 before moving up to 96 kg and 120 kg. Khadzhimurat is a devout Sunni Muslim

In 2014, Gatsalov became Cormier's training partner ahead of Cormier's fight against Jon Jones in UFC 182.[1]

References
  1. UFC Presents, Bad Blood: Jones vs. Cormier
  • Twitter Account
  • Biography on fila-wrestling.com
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Khadzhimurat Gatsalov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.


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