In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Abdulbekovich and the family name is Abdulbekov.
Zagalav Abdulbekov
Abdulbekov at the 1973 World Championships
Personal information
Born
19 December 1945 (1945-12-19) (age 78) Karata, Dagestan, Soviet Union
Height
160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport
Freestyle wrestling
Club
Dynamo Makhachkala
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1972 Munich
62 kg
World Championships
1971 Sofia
62 kg
1973 Tehran
62 kg
1969 mar del Plata
62 kg
European Championships
1973 Lausanne
62 kg
1969 Sofia
62 kg
1975 Ludwigshafen
62 kg
Zagalav Abdulbekovich Abdulbekov (Russian: Загалав Абдулбекович Абдулбеков; born 19 December 1945) is a retired Russian featherweight freestyle wrestler of Avar heritage. He won the world title in 1971 and 1973 and an Olympic gold medal in 1972. At the European Championships, he earned a silver in 1973 and a bronze in 1969 and 1975.[1][2]
Adbulbekov took up wrestling in 1961 and later won four Soviet titles, in 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1973. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach, and headed the Soviet freestyle team in 1974–80.[1]
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