Ali Aliyev (wrestler)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Zurkanaevich and the family name is Aliev.

Ali Aliev
Али Алиев

Aliyev (left) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Ali Zurkanaevich Aliev
Born	(1937-11-29)29 November 1937 Choh, Gunibsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union
Died	7 January 1995(1995-01-07) (aged 57) Moscow, Russia
Height	154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country	Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union World Championships 1959 Tehran 52 kg 1961 Yokohama 52 kg 1962 Toledo 52 kg 1966 Toledo 57 kg 1967 New Delhi 57 kg 1963 Sofia 52 kg

Ali Zurkanaevich Aliev (Russian: Али Зурканаевич Алиев; born 29 November 1937 – 7 January 1995) was a Soviet freestyle wrestler.[1] He won five world titles[2] and was the first wrestler from Dagestan to win a world title in freestyle wrestling. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games, finishing fourth and sixth.[1] After his death, the Russian Wrestling Federation has hosted the annual Ali Aliev Memorial International Wrestling Meeting at the Ali Aliev Wrestling Training Center in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia.[3]

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References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ali Aliyev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
2. Aliev, Ali (URS) Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
3. "Avar five time world champion". maarulal.ru. 28 March 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2015.