Kurban Alievich Shiraev (born 28 March 1999) is a Russian freestyle wrestler who competes at 65 and 70 kilograms.[1] The 2020 European Continental champion, Shiraev is a two–time Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix gold medalist (2020 and 2021) and a two–time Russian National Championship medalist (2020 and 2021).[2][3][4]
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| Native name | Курбан Алиевич Шираев | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Kurban Alievich Shiraev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1999 Burtunay, Kazbekovsky District, Dagestan, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 65-70kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Sh. Umakhanova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mahmud Magomedov Dagir Aliyev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Regional finals |  (2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Shiraev's first international appearance took place in Subotica, where he competed at the 2015 Cadet European Championships in the 42 kilograms division. He placed fifteenth at the tournament[5] and took a long break that lasted until late 2018. Despite being eligible to compete at the junior level, he made his return at the '18 Intercontinental Cup as a senior. He earned a bronze medal[6] and so he did at the 2019's Ali Aliev Tournament[7] and Ugra Cup,[8] also adding a silver medal from the '19 Junior World Championships and the '18 and 19's Alans Tournament.[9][10][11] All of his senior level losses from 2018 to 2019 came from prestigious wrestlers, such as Soslan Ramonov ('16 Olympic Gold Medalist), Aleksandr Bogomoev ('15 European Games champion), Bajrang Punia ('18 Asian Games champion) and Ismail Musukaev ('15 Russian National runner-up).[citation needed]
In January 2020, he competed at the Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix, where he went on to defeat multiple opponents on his way to the finale, most notably Nachyn Kuular ('17 U23 World Champion).[3] In the finals, he avenged a loss from 2019 by upsetting former World and Olympic champion Soslan Ramonov and winning the championship.[3][12] He then competed at the European Championships, where he defeated four opponents to win the European title at 65 kilograms.[13]
He came back on 17 October 2020 at the Russian Nationals, in where he placed third.[14] After opening up with two pins, he was dominantly defeated by returning National and World Champion David Baev in the quarterfinals. He was able to earn the bronze medal after defeating two more opponents.[15]
After competing at the WLR Pro League on 25 January 2021 and losing once again to David Baev,[16] Shiraev moved down to 65 kilos and placed third at the Russian National tournament.[17]
Major results edit
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 2018 | Intercontinental Cup | Khasavyurt, Russia
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3rd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2018 | Alans Tournament | Vladikavkas, Russia
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2nd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2019 | Ali Aliev Tournament | Kaspiysk, Russia
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3rd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2019 | Prix of Vladimir Semenov "Ugra Cup" | Nefteyugansk, Russia
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3rd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2019 | Alans Tournament | Vladikavkas, Russia
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2nd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2020 | Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix | Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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1st | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2020 | European Championships |  Rome, Italy
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1st | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2020 | Russian National Championships | Naro-Fominsk, Russia
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3rd | Freestyle 70 kg |
| 2021 | Russian National Championships | Ulan-Ude, Russia
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3rd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2021 | Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix | Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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1st | Freestyle 70 kg |
Freestyle record edit
References edit
- ^ "Шираев Курбан Алиевич, Официальный сайт Дагестанской борьбы". www.wrestdag.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Shepherd, Neil (15 February 2020). "Triple gold for Russia on penultimate day of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Results Book" (PDF). Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Petarra, Seth (27 October 2020). "2020 Russian Nationals Recap". The Fight Site. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ emmanuel. "European Championship". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FREESTYLE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT "CONTINENTAL CUP"" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
- ^ "2019 Ali Aliev Tournament Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
- ^ "Prix of Vladimir Semenov "Ugra Cup" - Oct 2019" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
- ^ Eric. "Iran's Foroutanrami Defends Junior World Title; Russia Leads After Day Two". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "International Tournament ALANS" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
- ^ "International Tournament ALANS" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
- ^ "Ivan Yarygin 2020 : Olympic champion Soslan Ramonov loses the gold - Wrestling (Kushti) News India". WrestlingTV. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Five more medals handed out at European Wrestling Championships". insidethegames.biz. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Senior Nationals 2020 result". Twitter. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "2020 Russian Nationals Recap". THE FIGHT SITE. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Petarra, Seth (26 January 2021). "Ilyas Bekbulatov defeats World champion David Baev in inaugural Russian Pro League Tournament finals". THE FIGHT SITE. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 Russian Wrestling Nationals Day 4 Recap". THE FIGHT SITE. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
External links edit
- Kurban Shiraev at the International Wrestling Database
