David Musulbes

Personal information
Full name	David Vladimirovich Musulbes
Born	28 May 1972 (1972-05-28) (age 51) Ordzhonikidze, North Ossetian ASSR
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Olympic Games Representing  Russia 2000 Sydney 130 kg Representing  Slovakia 2008 Beijing 120 kg World Championships Representing  Russia 2002 Tehran 120 kg 2001 Sofia 130 kg 1997 Krasnoyarsk 130 kg 1994 Istanbul 100 kg

David Vladimirovich Musulbes (Russian: Давид Владимирович Мусульбес, also transliterated Musuľbes, born 28 May 1972 in Ordzhonikidze, North Ossetian ASSR)^[1] is a retired Russian wrestler of Georgian origin who competed for Russia and later represented Slovakia.

He is the 2000 Summer Olympics winner in freestyle 130 kg,^[2] the 2001 and 2002 World Champion in freestyle 120 kg.

In 2007, he gained Slovak citizenship and represented Slovakia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal in freestyle 120 kg. After Artur Taymazov, who defeated Musulbes in semifinals, was positively tested for banned substance in his urine sample and disqualified, Musulbes moved to second place and silver medal.^[3]

Musulbes lives in Moscow, where he is the director of the Moscow Secondary Special Olympic Reserve School No. 1.^[4]