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Nurislam Sanayev

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Nurislam Sanayev
Nurislam Sanayev 2021
Personal information
Native nameНурислам Валентинович Санаев
Full nameNurislam Valentinovich Sanaev
NationalityKazakhstan Kazakhstan
Born (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33)
Chadan, Tuvan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Russia
 Kazakhstan (since 2014)
SportWrestling
Weight class57 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 57 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Budapest 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 57 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bishkek 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 New Delhi 57 kg
Ali Aliyev Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kaspisk 57 kg
Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 57 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2019 Russe 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Plovdiv 61 kg
Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 61 kg
Representing  Russia
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Krasnoyarsk 55 kg
Golden Grand Prix Baku
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Baku 55 kg

Nurislam Sanayev (Russian: Нурислам Валентинович Санаев; born February 9, 1991, in the Tuvan ASSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler of Tuva heritage. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 57 kg event.[1] He lost in the semi-finals and he then won his bronze medal match against Georgi Vangelov of Bulgaria.[2][3]

Earlier, he competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he got eliminated in the repechage.[4][5] In 2021, he won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.

Personal life

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In 2016, before the summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Sanayev converted to Islam and changed his name from Artas Valentinovich Sanaa to Nurislam Sanayev.[6]

Nurislam is a father, he has two sons.

Nurislam Sanayev also studied law at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty.

Controversy

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In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sanayev bit his Indian opponent in the semi-final match.[7] Bite marks were seen on Indian opponent Ravi Dahiya at the end of the game.

References

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  1. ^ INFORM.KZ (2019-09-19). "Two Kazakh free style wrestlers earn 2020 Olympic Games quotas". www.inform.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  2. ^ "Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Semi Finals". 2021-08-04.
  3. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Nurislam Sanayev". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "Men's Freestyle 57 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "Тувинский борец Артас Санаа принял ислам и сменил имя" (in Russian). 28 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Ravi Dahiya endures bite by Nurislam Sanayev but is fine, says support staff". 2021-08-04.
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