Zelimkhan Tezhdeivich Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Zəlimxan Hüseynov; Russian: Зелимхан Гусейнов; born July 13, 1981, in Dagestan) is a retired Russian and Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage who represented Azerbaijan in the Men's freestyle 60 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/16 final he was beaten by Mavlet Batirov of Russia. After over two wins in the repechage rounds, he lost the bronze medal wrestling match to Iranian Morad Mohammadi.

Zelimkhan Huseynov
Зелимхан Гусейнов
Personal information
Full nameZelimkhan Tezhdeivich Huseynov
National team Azerbaijan
Born (1981-07-13) July 13, 1981 (age 42)
Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
 Azerbaijan
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubShamil Umakhanov WC (им. Шамиля Умаханова)
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Herning 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow 60 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Makhachkala 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tehran 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow 60 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vilnius 60 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Krasnoyarsk 60 kg
Representing  Russia
Russian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Krasnoyarsk 58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2000 St.Petersburg 58 kg
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Tashkent 60 kg

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