Khanum Velieva

Khanum Elshad-Kysy Velieva (Russian: Ханум Эльшад-Кызы Велиева; born 10 April 1999) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Azerbaijani origin.[1] She is a gold medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.

Khanum Velieva
Personal information
Full nameKhanum Elshad-Kysy Velieva
Born (1999-04-10) 10 April 1999
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Height169 cm (5.54 ft; 67 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class68 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubMidniashvili wrestling academy
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Russia
Individual World Cup
2020 Belgrade 68 kg
European Championships
2020 Rome 68 kg
Military World Games
2019 Wuhan 68 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
2020 Krasnoyarsk 68 kg
2019 Krasnoyarsk 68 kg
World U23 Championships
2018 Bucharest 68 kg
European U23 Championship
2018 Istanbul 68 kg

Career

In 2018, she won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey.[2][3] At the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Bucharest, Romania, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event.

In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019 held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. In the same year, she also represented Russia at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and she won one of the bronze medals in the 68 kg event.[4]

In 2020, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event.[5] At the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy, she won the gold medal in the 68 kg event.[6][7] In the final, she defeated Dalma Caneva of Italy. In that same year, she also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8][9]

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 Military World Games Wuhan, China 3rd Freestyle 68 kg
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 1st Freestyle 68 kg

References
  1. "КРАСНОЯРКА ХАНУМ ВЕЛИЕВА СТАЛА ДВУКРАТНОЙ ЧЕМПИОНКОЙ МИРА ПО ВОЛЬНОЙ БОРЬБЕ" (in Russian). vesti-krasnoyarsk.ru. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. Pavitt, Michael (7 June 2018). "Tosun delivers home gold at UWW Under-23 European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. "Results Book" (PDF). Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. Etchells, Daniel (13 February 2020). "Bukina ends Adar's reign as Russia shine in women's events at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. Shefferd, Neil (16 December 2020). "Russia claim team title on final day of women's action at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  9. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.


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