Nurislam Sanayev
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| Native name | Нурислам Валентинович Санаев | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Nurislam Valentinovich Sanaev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1991 Chadan, Tuvan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia Kazakhstan (since 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nurislam Sanayev (Russian: Нурислам Валентинович Санаев; born February 9, 1991, in the Tuvan ASSR, Soviet Union) is a Kazakh freestyle wrestler of Tuva heritage. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 57 kg event.[1] He lost in the semi-finals and he then won his bronze medal match against Georgi Vangelov of Bulgaria.[2][3]
Earlier, he competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he got eliminated in the repechage.[4][5] In 2021, he won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.
Personal life[edit]
In 2016, before the summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Sanayev converted to Islam and changed his name from Artas Valentinovich Sanaa to Nurislam Sanayev.[6]
Nurislam is a father, he has two sons.
Nurislam Sanayev also studied law at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty.
Controversy[edit]
In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sanayev bit his Indian opponent in the semi-final match.[7] Bite marks were seen on Indian opponent Ravi Dahiya at the end of the game.
References[edit]
- ^ INFORM.KZ (2019-09-19). "Two Kazakh free style wrestlers earn 2020 Olympic Games quotas". www.inform.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ^ "Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Semi Finals". 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Nurislam Sanayev". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Freestyle 57 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Тувинский борец Артас Санаа принял ислам и сменил имя" (in Russian). 28 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Ravi Dahiya endures bite by Nurislam Sanayev but is fine, says support staff". 2021-08-04.
External links[edit]
- Nurislam Sanayev at the International Wrestling Database
- Nurislam Sanayev at Olympics.com
- Nurislam Sanayev at Olympedia
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- Tuvan people
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