Abdulrashid Sadulaev

Professional Russian freestyle wrestler, Abdulrashid Sadulaev, nicknamed The Russian Tank is a four-time world champion and gold Olympic medallist.

After starting to wrestle professionally when he was 13, Sadulaev was soon to win a regional title before going on win the Cadet Freestyle Wrestling World Championships when he was just 16. Making his senior wrestling debut in 2014 in the XLIII Ali Aliyev Memorial competition at which he won a bronze medal, Sadulaev won his first national title that same year when he took home the gold medal at the Russian National Championships. Since then Sadulaev has gone on to win countless gold medals throughout his career, earning him the nickname of The Russian Tank. A four-time European wrestling champion in two weight categories, Sadulaev won gold during 2014, 2018, 2019 & 2020. He is also an impressive four-time world wrestling champion following his four wins in the 86kg & 97kg categories during 2014, 2015, 2018 & 2019. Of his other major titles, Sadulaev took home a gold medal at the 2015 European Games and again in 2019. He also won the Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu in 2014, the Alexander Medved International competition in 2015, the U23 European Championships in 2016 and the is a two-time champion of the prestigious Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin, during 2014 & 2018.

In 2016 Sadulaev successfully qualified to represent Russian at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, during which he put on an impressive performance and ultimately took home the gold medal in the 86kg category.