Mukhamed-Takhir Khaniev
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| Native name | Магомед-Тагир Микаилович Ханиев | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 2003 Troitskaya, Sunzhensky District, Ingushetia, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Chingiz (Nazran) UOR (Khasavyurt) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ruslan Kushtov Ali Iskhakov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Magomed-Tagir Khaniev (Russian: Магомед-Тагир Микаилович Ханиев; born 29 August 2003) is a Russian-born freestyle wrestler.[1]
Career
Khaniev began wrestling at the age of five and initially represented the Chingiz club in Nazran under coach Ruslan Kushtov.[2]
In 2017 he won the European U15 Championships in Belgrade.[3] He repeated the achievement in 2018 at the U15 European Championships in Győr, Hungary.[4]
In 2019 he won the Russian Youth Championships in Irkutsk and later captured the gold medal at the 2019 World U17 Wrestling Championships held in Sofia.[5]
In 2023 he won the North Caucasus Federal District junior championships in Grozny and later claimed the Russian U21 junior national title in Yakutsk.[6][7] In December 2023 he won the 2023 Azerbaijan Wrestling Championships in Baku after defeating Arsenii Dzhioev in the final.[8]
He won the gold medal by defeating Ukrainian Ivan Prymachenko in the final match at the 2026 European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Zrenjanin, Serbia.[9]
Personal life
Khaniev was born in Troitskaya, Sunzhensky District, Ingushetia, Russia.[10] His father is Mikail and his mother is Maret. His older brother Magomed Khaniev and brother Ismail Khaniev are also wrestlers.[11]
References
- ^ "Russian national freestyle wrestling team list (2022)" (PDF). Ministry of Sport of Russia. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Secret ingredients of success". Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Magomed-Tagir Khaniev won gold at the European wrestling championship". Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Schoolboy from Ingushetia wins European wrestling championship". Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Results of the Cadet World Wrestling Championships". Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Magomed-Takhir Khaniev named best wrestler of the first day". Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Magomed-Tagir Khaniev wins Russian junior championship". Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Dagestani wrestlers on the podium of the Azerbaijan championships". Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "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
- Magomed-Tagir Khaniev at United World Wrestling
- Magomed-Tagir Khaniev at the International Wrestling Database