Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev is a Russian freestyle wrestler born March 11, 1975, in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. He won three Olympic gold medals in the 74 kilogram class, at the 1996 Atlanta, 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games, and added six World Championship titles between 1995 and 2005, for nine world level gold medals in total. He also won six European Championship titles across his career.
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Career HighlightWon nine world-level gold medals in freestyle wrestling, three Olympic and six World Championship, the second highest total behind Aleksandr Medved. 1 Classification
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His total of nine world-level gold medals (three Olympics, six World Championships) in freestyle wrestling is second highest, behind Aleksandr Medved's 10.
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Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (Russian: БувайÑар Хамидович Сайтиев, Chechen: Сайт КIант БувайÑа; 11 March 1975 – 2 March 2025) was a Russian wrestler and politician.
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