Tajmuraz Salkazanov
Tajmuraz Salkazanov at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Birth nameСалказанов Таймураз Маирбекович
Full nameTaimuraz Mairbekovich Salkazanov
NationalityOssetian
Born (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 27)
Karman-Sindzikau, Digorsky District, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Russia (2014–2015)
 Slovakia (2018)
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class74kg
EventFreestyle
Achievements and titles
World finalsBronze (2019)

Silver (2021)

Silver (2022)
Regional finalsGold (2021)

Gold (2022) Gold (2023)

Gold (2024)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oslo 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Belgrade 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 79 kg
Individual World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Belgrade 74 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Warsaw 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bucharest 74 kg
Olympic Qualification Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Sofia 74 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Almaty 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 74 kg
Ali Aliyev Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kaspisk 70 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Istanbul 74 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sofia 70 kg
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bucharest 70 kg
Representing All-World Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Coralville Team

Tajmuraz Mairbekovich Salkazanov (Russian: Таймураз Маирбекович Салказанов, Ossetian: Салхъазанты Мæирбеджы фырт Таймураз; born 6 April 1996) is a Slovak naturalized freestyle wrestler of Russian origins and Ossetian ethnicity who competes at 74 kilograms.[1][2] He has represented Slovakia since 2018, and has been a four-time European champion at 74kg.[3]

Career

He won the gold medal in the men's 70 kg event at the 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. In 2019, he won a bronze medal in the men's 79 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[4][5] In 2020, he won a bronze medal in the 74 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6][7]

In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] He did not qualify at this tournament, and he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[9]

In April 2021, he claimed the 2021 European Championship.[10][11]

In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[12] He won the silver medal in the men's 74 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[13][14]

He won the gold medal by defeating Frank Chamizo of Italy 3-1 in the men's freestyle 74 kg final match at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. He reached the final by defeating Rasul Shapiev of Macedonia 5-0 in the second round, Armenian Hrayr Alikhanyan 3-0 in the quarterfinals and Georgian Avtandil Kentchadze 5-1 in the semifinals.[15]

He won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[16] He defeated Soner Demirtaş of Turkey in his gold medal match.[16]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rd Freestyle 79 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 1st Freestyle 74 kg
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 2nd Freestyle 74 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Freestyle 74 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Freestyle 74 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 1st Freestyle 74 kg
2024 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 1st Freestyle 74 kg

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location 2023 European Wrestling Championships at 74 kg Win 62–16 Frank Chamizo 3-1 19 April 2023 2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia Win 61–16 Avtandil Kentchadze 5-1 18 April 2023 Win 60–16 Hrayr Alikhanyan 3-0 Win 59–16 Rasul Shapiev 5–0 Zagreb Grand Prix 2023 DNP at 74kg Loss 58–16 Kojiro Shiga 6-10 1 February 2023 Zagreb Grand Prix 2023 Zagreb, Croatia Loss 58–15 Younes Emami 0-6 Wrestling World Cup at 74kg Win 58–14 Giorgi Sulava 10-0 11 December 2022 Wrestling World Cup Coralville, Iowa Win 57–14 Mohammed Firouzpour 9-0 10 December 2022 Win 56-14 Kirin Kinoshita 10-0 2022 World Championships at 74 kg Loss 55–14 Kyle Dake 1-3 17 September 2022 2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia Win 55–13 Frank Chamizo 3-0 16 September 2022 Win 54-13 Soner Demirtaş 3-1 Win 53–13 Daichi Takatani 3-1 Win 52–13 Cesar Alvan 13-0 Matteo Pellicone 2022 at 74 kg Win 51–13 Turan Bayramov 4-0 25 June 2022 Matteo Pellicone 2022 Rome, Italy Win 50–13 Fazlı Eryılmaz WO Win 49–13 Dmitri Jioevi 7-1 Win 48–13 Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev 3-2 Bolat Turlykhanov Ranking Series 2022 at 74 kg Win 47–13 Bat-Erdeniin Byambadorj 8-0 5 June 2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Ranking Series 2022 Almaty, Kazakhstan Win 46–13 Nurkozha Kaipanov 3-1 Win 45–13 Ikhtiyor Navruzov 3-0 2022 European Championships at 74 kg Win 44–13 Frank Chamizo 7-5 30 March 2022 2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary Win 43–13 Turan Bayramov 8-2 29 March 2022 Win 42–13 Zurab Kapraev 12-1 Win 41–13 Kamil Rybicki 5–0 2021 World Championships at 74 kg Loss 40–13 Kyle Dake 3–7 3 October 2021 2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway Win 40–12 Avtandil Kentchadze 5–0 2 October 2021 Win 39–12 Timur Bizhoev 2–2 Win 38–12 Ali-Pasha Umarpashaev 3–0 2021 Alexander Medved Prizes at 74 kg Win 37–12 Vitali Ihnatovich TF 10–0 10–12 September 2021 2021 Alexander Medved Prizes Minsk, Belarus Loss 36–12 Magoma Dibirgadzhiev 6–8 Win 36–11 Timur Nikolaev 3–0 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament at 74 kg Win 35–11 Arsalan Budazhapov 5–2 6–7 May 2021 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament Sofia, Bulgaria Loss 34–11 Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov 2–13 Win 34–10 Ali-Pasha Umarpashaev 6–4 Win 33–10 Zurab Kapraev TF 10–0 Win 32–10 Marc Dietsche TF 12–2 2021 European Championships at 74 kg Win 31–10 Miroslav Kirov TF 10–0 20–21 April 2021 2021 European Continental Championships Warsaw, Poland Win 30–10 Razambek Zhamalov 6–5 Win 29–10 Avtandil Kentchadze 6–5 Win 28–10 Frank Chamizo 6–2 Win 27–10 Marc Dietsche 5-2 2021 European Olympic Qualification Tournament 11th at 74 kg Loss 26–10 Ali-Pasha Umarpashaev Fall 18 March 2021 2021 European Olympic Qualification Tournament Budapest, Hungary Win 26–9 Erik Reinbok 8–1 2020 Individual World Cup at 74 kg Win 25–9 Murad Kuramagomedov 2–2 12–18 December 2020 2020 Individual World Cup Belgrade, Serbia Loss 24–9 Razambek Zhamalov 0–5 Win 24–8 Maxim Vasilioglo TF 10–0 Win 23–8 Denys Pavlov 7–0 2019 World Championships at 79 kg Win 22–8 Galymzhan Usserbayev 3–2 21–22 September 2019 2019 World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Loss 21–8 Jabrayil Hasanov 3–4 Win 21–7 Jitender Kumar 4–0 Win 20–7 Dorjvaanchigiin Gombodorj 2–1 Win 19–7 Ayoub Barraj 7–1 2019 Yasar Dogu at 74 kg Win 18–7 Yakup Gör 7–5 11–14 July 2019 2019 Yasar Dogu International Istanbul, Turkey Win 17–7 Csaba Vida TF 12–2 Loss 16–7 Jordan Burroughs 4–6 Win 16–6 Azat Sakayev TF 10–0 2018 U23 World Championships at 70 kg Win 15–6 David Baev 9–1 12–18 November 2018 2018 U23 World Championships Bucharest, Romania Win 14–6 Oleksii Boruta 9–0 Win 13–6 Jintaro Motoyama TF 10–0 Win 12–6 Naveen TF 10–0 2018 World Championships 14th at 70 kg Loss 11–6 Zurabi Iakobishvili 1–2 22 October 2018 2018 World Championships Budapest, Hungary Win 11–5 Younes Emami 7–7 2018 Tbilisi Grand Prix at 70 kg Win 10–5 Konstantin Khabalashvili 4–0 3–5 July 2018 2018 Tbilisi Grand Prix Tbilisi, Georgia Loss 9–5 Zurabi Iakobishvili 3–7 Win 9–4 Giorgi Sulava TF 11–0 Win 8–4 Aidyn Tazhigali TF 14–4 2018 U23 European Championships 10th at 70 kg Loss 7–4 Giorgi Sulava 2–2 8 June 2018 2018 U23 European Continental Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2018 Ali Aliev Memorial at 70 kg Win 7–3 Ramazan Ramazanov TF 10–0 14–18 May 2018 2018 Ali Aliev Memorial Kaspiysk, Dagestan Loss 6–3 Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev 5–6 Win 6–2 Ildus Giniyatullin 5–2 Win 5–2 Mansur Syrgak Uulu 8–0 2018 European Championships 7th at 70 kg Loss 4–2 Zurabi Iakobishvili 2–6 4 May 2018 2018 European Continental Championships Kaspiysk, Dagestan Win 4–1 George Bucur Fall 2018 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov at 70 kg Win 3–1 Enes Uslu 4–1 22–25 March 2018 2018 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Sofia, Bulgaria Loss 2–1 Ilyas Bekbulatov Win 2–0 George Bucur Win 1–0 Giorgi Sulava

References

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