Razambek Zhamalov

Razambek Salambekovich Zhamalov (Russian: Разамбек Саламбекович Жамалов; born 1 July 1998) is a Russian-born Uzbek freestyle wrestler of Chechen ethnicity who competes at 74 kilograms.

[7][8] Zhamalov made his senior freestyle debut the same day he became eligible to, as he turned 18 in July 2016, at the Ali Aliev Memorial, where he placed tenth after going 1–1.

[25][26] After being unable to compete for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Zhamalov came back on October to claim the Russian National Championship, when he defeated '14 World Champion Khetag Tsabolov in the finals.

In the finale, he wrestled two-time and reigning World Champion Zaurbek Sidakov, whom he lost to in a close 2–3 match, giving up the 2021 RU Olympic Team Spot.

[32] After more than a year without competing, Zhamalov came back to the mat on May 19 at the prestigious Poddubny Wrestling League, where he reached the semifinals before losing to rival David Baev.

[39] In June, he cruised through the field at the Polyák Imre & Varga János Ranking Series to earn a gold medal with four consecutive victories.

[43] The next day, Zhamalov pinned World medalist Daichi Takatani from Japan to earn the gold medal and become the Olympic champion.

[44] On 22 August, the Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of the Chechnya Akhmat Kadyrov presented apartments to natives of the republic, the winner and bronze medalist of the Paris Olympics Razambek Zhamalov and Islam Dudaev.