Muhammed Beşir
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| Native name | Магомед-Башир Микаилович Ханиев | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 2002 Troitskaya, Sunzhensky District, Ingushetia, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 74 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Chingiz Wrestling Club (Nazran), UOR (Khasavyurt) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ali Iskhakov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Muhammed Beşir (Russian: Магомед-Башир Микаилович Ханиев, born 25 April 2002) also known as Magomed-Bashir Khaniev, is a wrestler of Ingush origin born in Russia who has been competing for Turkey since 2026. He competes in the 74 kg freestyle category. He is the 2024 U23 World Champion and 2023 U23 European Champion.[1]
Career
Khaniev was born in Troitskaya, Sunzhensky District, Ingushetia, Russia, and began wrestling at Chingiz Wrestling Club in Nazran, before moving to the Olympic Reserve School in Khasavyurt.[2]
He represented Azerbaijan at junior level, winning the 2022 Azerbaijani U21 Championship in Baku.[3] In December 2022, he claimed the Azerbaijani national title.[4]
In March 2023, Khaniev won the gold medal at the European U23 Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, defeating Armenia's Hayk Papikyan in the final.[5] In May 2023, he took bronze at the Ali Aliyev International Tournament in Kaspiysk, overcoming Khabib Zaurbekov for third place.[6]
That summer, Khaniev won the Yaşar Doğu International in Istanbul, defeating Aliabbas Rezai of Iran in the final.[7] He then took silver at the Wacław Ziolkowski Memorial in Warsaw, losing to American wrestler Douglas Zapf in the final.[8]
In January 2024, Khaniev took bronze at the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk in the 70 kg class.[9] In October 2024, he became the U23 World Champion in Tirana, Albania.[10]
Personal life
Khaniev comes from a wrestling family. His father's name is Mikael, and his brothers Magomed-Tagir and Ismail Khaniev have become world and European champions in the junior and youth categories.[11] 4 March 2026, he announced that he would continue his sports career with the Turkish national team starting in 2026. He changed his name to Muhammed Beşir.[12]
References
- ^ "Magomed Bashir Khaniev". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Magomed-Bashir Khaniev wins junior European championship". znamyatrudari.ru (in Russian). 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Khaniev brothers medal at Azerbaijan championship". serdalo.ru (in Russian). 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Khaniev wins national title". azerisport.com (in Russian). 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Khaniev's golden debut at European U23". wrestdag.ru (in Russian). 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Ali Aliyev tournament: record participation". wrestdag.ru (in Russian). 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Dagestan legionnaires on the podium at Yaşar Doğu". wrestdag.ru (in Russian). 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Ziolkowski Memorial: Khaniev wins silver". wrestdag.ru (in Russian). 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix 2024 results". wrestrus.ru (in Russian). 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Khaniev captures U23 World gold". azerisport.com (in Russian). 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Honoring Magomed-Tagir Khaniev". gazetaingush.ru (in Russian). 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Магомед-Башир Ханиев продолжит карьеру в сборной Турции". wrestdag.ru. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
External links
- Magomed Haniyev at United World Wrestling
- Magomed Haniyev at the International Wrestling Database