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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Is Buvaisar Saitiev still alive?
No. He died in Moscow on 2 March 2025, aged 49.
No. Buvaisar Saitiev died in Moscow on 2 March 2025, at the age of 49. The executive director of the Russian Wrestling Federation, Makhmud Magomedov, stated that he died of cardiac arrest, while his widow, Indira, stated that he had fallen out of a second storey window before his death.
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Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (Russian: Бувайсар Хамидович Сайтиев, Chechen: Сайт КIант Бувайса; 11 March 1975 – 2 March 2025) was a Russian wrestler and politician.
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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.
Introduction
Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (Russian: Бувайсар Хамидович Сайтиев, Chechen: Сайт КIант Бувайса; 11 March 1975 - 2 March 2025) was a Russian wrestler and politician.
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was a Russian wrestler and politician.
Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Lead or career section
His Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics was his last wrestling competition and the final of his nine total World or Olympic level championships.
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