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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Soltanovich and the family name is Gatsalov.
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov
Gatsalov in 2019
Personal information
Native name
Хаджимурат Солтанович Гацалов
Full name
Khadzhimurat Soltanovich Gatsalov
Nationality
Russian
Born
(1982-12-11) 11 December 1982 (age 41) North Ossetia–Alania, North Ossetian ASSR
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight
125 kg (276 lb) 96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Country
Russia
Sport
Wrestling
Event
Freestyle
Club
CSKA Wrestling Club American Kickboxing Academy (formerly)
Coached by
Vladislav Ceboev (1997–)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Russia
Olympic Games
2004 Athens
96 kg
World Championships
Budapest 2005
96 kg
Guangzhou 2006
96 kg
Baku 2007
96 kg
Herning 2009
96 kg
Budapest 2013
120 kg
Moscow 2010
96 kg
Tashkent 2014
125 kg
European Championships
2003 Riga
96 kg
2004 Ankara
96 kg
2006 Moscow
96 kg
2005 Varna
96 kg
2008 Tampere
96 kg
Updated on 17 September 2008.
Khadzhimurat Soltanovich Gatsalov (Russian: Хаджимурат Солтанович Гацалов, born December 11, 1982) is a Russian wrestler.
He won the gold medal in the freestyle 96 kg class in the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating future UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier in the semi-finals. He won five world medals in the 96 kg class at the FILA Wrestling World Championships. In 2013, he moved up to the 120 kg class and won a gold medal at the FILA Wrestling World Championships. He started his senior level competitive career at 84 kg in 2002 before moving up to 96 kg and 120 kg.
In 2014, Gatsalov became Cormier's training partner ahead of Cormier's fight against Jon Jones at UFC 182.[1]
As of November 2022, Gatsalov was appointed as the head coach of the Russian National Freestyle team.[2]
^UFC Presents, Bad Blood: Jones vs. Cormier
^"Olympic champion Gatsalov named head coach of Russian freestyle wrestling team - Athletistic". athletistic.com. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
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