Khetag Tsabolov

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

Khetag Nikolayevich Tsabolov
Хетаг Николаевич Цаболов

Tsabolov before competing against James Green at the 2019 Alans International
Personal information
Nickname	The Ankle Lace Machine
Nationality	Russian Serbian
Born	(1991-11-17) November 17, 1991 (age 33) Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, Soviet Union
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia (2001–2021) Serbia (2021–present)
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Club	Rvački klub Partizan
Coached by	Tsabolov Timur
Medal record Representing  Serbia World Championships 2023 Belgrade 74 kg European Championships 2023 Zagreb 79 kg Representing  Russia World Championships 2014 Tashkent 70 kg 2017 Paris 74 kg World Cup 2014 Los Angeles 70 kg Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 Krasnoyarsk 74 kg 2014 Krasnoyarsk 74 kg 2012 Krasnoyarsk 66 kg Russian Nationals 2020 Naro-Fominsk 74 kg 2019 Sochi 74 kg 2018 Odintsovo 74 kg 2017 Nazran 74 kg 2014 Yakutsk 70 kg Military World Games 2019 Wuhan 74 kg 2015 Mungyeong 74 kg Military World Championships 2018 Moscow 79 kg 2017 Klaipeda 74 kg 2016 Skopje 74 kg Junior World Championships 2011 Bucharest 66 kg

Khetag Nikolayevich Tsabolov (Russian: Хетаг Николаевич Цаболов, Ossetian: Цæболты Николайы фырт Хетæг; born 17 November 1991), also known as Khetik Tsabolov (Serbian: Хетик Цаболов, romanized: Hetik Cabolov), is a Russian and Serbian freestyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms. After competing for Russia throughout his career, Tsabolov transferred to Serbia in February 2021, and has since represented the latter.[1] An accomplished athlete, he won the World Championship and the Russian Nationals in 2014 (70 kg), and claimed a World Championship silver medal after winning Russian Nationals in 2017.

He was also the 2018 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion (medalist in 2012 and 2014), a three-time Russian National runner-up (2018, 2019 and 2020), and a two-time Military World Games champion (2015 and 2019). A three-time Military World Champion, Tsabolov was also a '11 Junior World Champion.[2]

He competed in the 74 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He won a bronze medal & thus qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]

External links

• Khetag Tsabolov at the International Wrestling Database
• Khetag Tsabolov at United World Wrestling

References

1. "World champion Khetik Tsabolov transfers to Serbia". THE FIGHT SITE. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
2. "Цаболов Хетик Николаевич". www.wrestrus.ru. Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
3. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.