Soviet wrestler
Saypulla Atavovich Absaidov (Kumyk: Sayfullah Absaid Atawnu ulanı; born 14 July 1958 ) is a former wrestler of Kumyk descent and Olympic champion and World Champion 1981 in Freestyle wrestling who competed for the USSR. He was born in Tarki, Dagestan ASSR.
Olympics
Absaidov competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the lightweight class.[1]
Olympic Champions in freestyle lightweight
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- 1904: 65.77 kg
- 1908: 66.5 kg
- 1920–1936: 67.5 kg
- 1948–1960: 67 kg
- 1964–1968: 70 kg
- 1972–1996: 68 kg
- 2000: 69 kg
- 2004–2012: 66 kg
- 2016–present: 65 kg
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European Champions in freestyle lightweight (65 kg)
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- 66 kg: 1929–1937
- 67 kg: 1946–1961
- 70 kg: 1962–1967
- 68 kg: 1969–1995
- 69 kg: 1997–2001
- 66 kg: 2002–2013
- 65 kg: 2014–present
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