Ismail Khaniev
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| Native name | Исмаил Ханиев | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 2006 Troitskaya, Sunzhensky District, Ingushetia, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | UOR Khasavyurt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Zelimkhan Guseinov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ismail Khaniev (Russian: Исмаил Ханиев; born 2006) is a Russian freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 74 kg event at the 2025 U20 World Wrestling Championships.[1]
Career
Khaniev represents the UOR Khasavyurt wrestling school and trains under coach Zelimkhan Guseinov.[2]
In March 2025 he won the gold medal at the 2025 European U23 Wrestling Championships in Tirana in the men's freestyle 74 kg category.[3] He also earned a bronze medal at the 2025 European U20 Wrestling Championships.[4] In August 2025 he won the gold medal at the 2025 U20 World Wrestling Championships in Bulgaria. In the final he defeated Kyrgyz wrestler Adilet Akylbekov by technical superiority (11–0).[5]
He won the gold medal by defeating Azerbaijan's Sabuhi Amiraslanov in the final match at the 2026 European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Zrenjanin, Serbia.[6]
Personal life
Khaniev was born in Troitskaya, Sunzhensky District, Ingushetia, Russia.[7] His father is Mikail and his mother is Maret. His older brothers Magomed Khaniev and Mukhamed-Takhir Khaniev are also wrestlers.[8]
References
- ^ "Ismail Khaniev – athlete profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Ismail Khaniev named best wrestler of August". Wrestdag.ru. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Ismail Khaniev results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Ismail Khaniev results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Ismail Khaniev wins world junior championship". Wrestdag.ru. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "U23 European Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "Sunzha native Magomed-Tagir Khaniev wins prestigious wrestling tournament". Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Secret ingredients of success". Retrieved 21 December 2023.
External links
- Ismail Khaniev at United World Wrestling
- Ismail Khaniev at the International Wrestling Database