 Şahin with coaches at the 2012 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Ramzan Irbaikhanov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Ramzan Ismailovich Irbaikhanov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1983-07-08) 8 July 1983 (age 41) Makhachkala, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5.6 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Istanbul BB SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Isac Irbaykhanov (from 1995) Adem Bereket (from 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Turkmenistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ramazan Şahin (born Ramzan Irbaikhanov, Russian: Рамзан Ирбайханов, on 8 July 1983) is a Russian-Turkish freestyle wrestler of Chechen descent. He won gold medals at the 2007 World Championships, 2008 European Championships, and 2008 Summer Olympics, placing fifth in 2012. From February 2019 head coach of Turkmenistan national wrestling team.
Career
He competed for the Istanbul-based club Tekelspor, and then transferred to İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
Born in Khasavyurt in the North Caucasian federal subject Dagestan of the Soviet Union, he emigrated in 2005 to Turkey with the help of his uncle İshak İrbayhanov, manager of the Turkey national freestyle wrestling team. In 2006, Ramazan was naturalized with the initiative of Mehmet Ali Şahin, then Minister responsible for Sports and changed his family name to Şahin in respect of his patron.
Coach career
After the completion of his sports career was one of the coaches of the Turkish national team.
In February 2019 he headed the national team of Turkmenistan in wrestling.
References
- ^ Shahin, Ramazan (TUR). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ Ramazan Şahin. sports-reference.com
- "Туркменские борцы вольного стиля завоевали две медали на Гран-при Испании | Спорт".
- Ramazan Şahin Dünya Birincisi Archived 22 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine by Radikal, 21 September 2007 (in Turkish)
- Ramazan Şahin ve Hakan Koç Güreşte Şampiyon by Anadolu Ajansı, 11 February 2007 (in Turkish)
- "Olimpiyatlar ve İstanbul BB" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- Amcasının Gururu Ramazan by Birgün, 24 April 2007 (in Turkish)
- Öksüz Ramazan'ın Büyük Başarısı by Cihan Haber Ajansı, 20 August 2008 (in Turkish)
- Сборную Туркменистана по вольной борьбе возглавил олимпийский чемпион Рамазан Ирбайханов
External links
- Ramazan Şahin at the International Wrestling Database
- Ramazan Şahin at Olympedia
Gold medalists
Silver medalists
Bronze medalists Olympic Champions in freestyle lightweight | |
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Turkish Muslims
- Olympic wrestlers for Turkey
- Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Turkey
- Turkish people of Chechen descent
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Chechen martial artists
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- European champions for Turkey
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Turkish male sport wrestlers
- Russian emigrants to Turkey
- Sport wrestlers from Makhachkala
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen