Russian wrestlerIn this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Soltanovich and the family name is Gatsalov.Updated on 17 September 2008.

Khadzhimurat Soltanovich Gatsalov (Russian: Хаджимурат Солтанович Гацалов, born December 11, 1982, in Chikola, North Ossetia–Alania) is a Russian wrestler of Ossetian descent. As of February 2020, he represents Armenia.

Olympic Champion 2004, Five Times World Champion.

He won the gold medal in the freestyle 96:kg cl* in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he beat future UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier in the semi-finals. He won five world medals in the 96:kg cl* at the FILA Wrestling World Championships. In 2013, he moved up to the 120:kg cl* and won a gold medal at the FILA Wrestling World Championships. He started his senior level compe*ive career at 84:kg in 2002 before moving up to 96:kg and 120:kg. Khadzhimurat is a devout Sunni Muslim

In 2014, Gatsalov became Cormier's training partner ahead of Cormier's fight against Jon Jones at UFC 182.

References

• Twitter Account
• Biography on fila-wrestling.com
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et:al. "Khadzhimurat Gatsalov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

External links

• Khadzhimurat Gatsalov at United World Wrestling
• Khadzhimurat Gatsalov at Olympedia
• Khadzhimurat Gatsalov at databaseOlympics.com (archived)