Adam Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Saytiev, (Chechen: Адам Хамидович Сайтиев, born December 12, 1977) is a Russian wrestler of Chechen descent who won gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics for the Russian Federation at 85 kg.
[1][2] Considered to be one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Adam also won the Wrestling World Championships in 1999 and 2002.
Adam initially started his senior-level international career at 69 kg, or around 152 lbs.
Adam moved up to 85 kg, and despite being undersized, won two world-level titles at the weight.
He found significant success, but in the Russian freestyle wrestling championships 2012 final match lost to Denis Tsargush (1-0; 1-0).