Albert Saritov

Albert Saritov
Saritov at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Ramazanovich Saritov
Born (1985-07-08) July 8, 1985 (age 41)
Khasavyurt, Dagestan,Russia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Weight class
84–97 kg (185–214 lb)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro97 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 Rome97 kg
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Istanbul84 kg
Ali Aliyev Memorial
Gold medal – first place2014 Kaspiysk84 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Silver medal – second place2014 Krasnoyarsk84 kg
Ramzan Kadyrov and Adlan Varayev Cup
Gold medal – first place2012 Grozny84 kg

Albert Ramazanovich Saritov (Russian: Альберт Рамазанович Саритов; born July 8, 1985, in Khasavyurt) is a Russian-born naturalized Romanian freestyle wrestler of Chechen descent. 2016 Olympics bronze medalist, bronze medalist World Wrestling Championships 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. Ramzan Kadyrov & Adlan Varayev cup 2012 winner, Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2011 runner-up and winner Ali Aliyev Memorial 2014. He is representing Mindiashvili wrestling academy.

In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Personal life

Saritov is a Muslim.

References

  1. ↑ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Reacția sportivului Albert Saritov, acuzat de legături cu terorismul". 26 November 2017.