Elmadi Zhabrailov

Elmadi Zaynaydiyevich Zhabrailov (Russian: Эльмади Зайнайдиевич Жабраилов; born 6 September 1965) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Chechen origin, who competed for the Soviet Union and then Kazakhstan. His elder brother Lukman prepared him for the 1992 Olympics, where Elmadi won a silver medal, losing the final bout to Kevin Jackson.[4] At the next Olympics the brothers competed against each other, and Elmadi won, but placed only sixth overall.[1]

Elmadi Zhabrailov
Personal information
Born6 September 1965 (1965-09-06) (age 57)
Khasavyurt, Soviet Union
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubDynamo Almaty[1][2]
Coached byLukman Zhabrailov (brother)[2][3]
Medal record
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona -82 kg
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 Martigny-82 kg
European Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place1989 Ankara-82 kg
Silver medal – second place1990 Poznan-82 kg
Gold medal – first place1991 Stuttgart-82 kg
Representing  Kazakhstan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1995 Atlanta-82 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 Manila-82 kg

Outside Olympics, Zhabrailov won the word middleweight title in 1989, placing second in 1995, the European title in 1991, and the Asian title in 1995. After retiring from competitions he headed the federal state institution Minmeliovodhoz in Dagestan, Russia.[1]

References

  1. Elmadi Zhabrailov. sports-reference.com
  2. Эльмади Жабраилов. wsport.su (3 September 2004)
  3. Dshabrailov, Elmadi (KAZ). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  4. Wrestling at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle Archived 6 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com


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