Bilyal Valerievich Makhov (Russian: Билял Валерьевич Махов, Kabardian: Махуэ Билал Валерий и къуэ; born 20 September 1987 in Nalchik) is a Russian mixed martial artist, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler. Olympic gold medalist 2012. He is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, currently competing in the Heavyweight division. He was the Russian champion in 2007 and 2010, European champion in 2010 and World champion in 2007, 2009 and 2010 in Men's Freestyle 120 kg wrestling and bronze medalist in 130 kg Greco-Roman Wrestling at the World Championships in 2014 and 2015. In 2015, he won the Russian National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships
He originally won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 120 kg category but was upgraded to joint gold medallist with Komeil Ghasemi of Iran in 2020, when retesting of samples revealed both finalists had used illegal substances. In September 2021, Makhov was himself banned for four years after an anti-doping violation.[1]
^"Russia's 2012 wrestling gold medallist Bilyal Makhov gets four-year ban". The Times of India. Reuters. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
Bilyal Valerievich Makhov (Russian: Билял Валерьевич Махов, Kabardian: Махуэ Билал Валерий и къуэ; born 20 September 1987 in Nalchik) is a Russian mixed...
people: BilyalMakhov (born 1987), Russian wrestler and mixed martial artist Oleksandr Makhov (1986–2022), Ukrainian military officer Todor Makhov (born...
Olympics; he defeated Malal Ndiaye in the 1/8 finals and was eliminated by BilyalMakhov in the quarterfinals. 2012 (as a men's freestyle 120 kg) He was excluded...
event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and lost the bronze medal match to BilyalMakhov. He was awarded a bronze in 2019 after the original gold and silver...
for the men's 120 kg class. He lost the qualifying match to Russia's BilyalMakhov, who was able to score five points in two straight periods, leaving...
Pellicone Ranking Series crown with notable wins over 2012 Olympic champion BilyalMakhov and Nick Matuhin, and placing second at the Team Trials for the Individual...
new gold medalist of 2012 Olympics". Tehran Times. 11 November 2020. "BILYALMAKHOV". Olympics. "International Wrestling Database". uni-leipzig. "Russian...
details Komeil Ghasemi Iran Shared gold Daulet Shabanbay Kazakhstan BilyalMakhov Russia Tervel Dlagnev United States 2016 Rio de Janeiro details Taha...
Kurban Kurbanov Uzbekistan Daniel Cormier United States 120 kg details BilyalMakhov Russia Alexis Rodríguez Cuba Vadim Tasoyev Ukraine Artur Taymazov...
Modzmanashvili Georgia Viktor Kykot Ukraine Rıza Yıldırım Turkey 120 kg BilyalMakhov Russia Mohammad Azarshakib Iran Giorgi Nikuradze Georgia Mehmet Yeşil...
new gold medalist of 2012 Olympics". Tehran Times. 11 November 2020. "BilyalMakhov". Olympics.com. "International Wrestling Database". uni-leipzig. "The...
tie for silver. Wrestling Men's freestyle 120 kg Komeil Ghasemi Iran BilyalMakhov Russia Not awarded as there was a tie for gold. Tervel Dlagnev United...
Yıldırım Turkey Rufat Guelhan Bulgaria Tokhtar Temrezov Russia 120 kg BilyalMakhov Russia Bachana Karanadze Georgia Bode Ogunwole United States Maksim...
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