Adam Saitiev
Wrestling career
Adam Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Saytiev, (Chechen: Адам Хамидович Сайтиев, born December 12, 1977 in Khasavyurt, Dagestan) is a Russian wrestler of Chechen heritage, who won gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics for the Russian Federation at 85 kg cat.[1] Adam also won the Wrestling World Championships in 1999 and 2002.
His elder brother Buvaisar Saitiev, also a wrestler, won gold in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and again in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Adam initially started his senior-level international career at 69 kg, or around 152 lbs. He found the weight cut too severe, and soon moved up to 76 kg, where he was world champ in 1999. However, this was his elder brother Buvaisar's weight, and Adam wanted to compete alongside his brother at the Olympics, not compete with him for a spot on the team. Adam moved up to 85 kg, and despite being undersized, won two world-level titles at the weight.
Saitiev made a comeback in 2012. He found significant success, but in the Russian freestyle wrestling championships 2012 final match lost to Denis Tsargush (1-0; 1-0)
Adam is a recipient of the Order of Honor (2001) and Order of Friendship (2004).
World Championships/Olympic Games Matches
Res. |
Record |
Opponent |
Score |
Date |
Event |
Location |
Notes |
Win |
21-3 |
Yoel Romero |
4-3 |
2002-09-05 |
2002 World Wrestling Championships |
Tehran, Iran |
wins world championship |
Win |
20-3 |
Arkadii Tzopa |
Fall |
2002-09-05 |
2002 World Wrestling Championships |
Tehran, Iran |
|
Win |
19-3 |
Marcin Jurecki |
7-3 |
2002-09-05 |
2002 World Wrestling Championships |
Tehran, Iran |
|
Win |
18-3 |
Aman Deep |
Tech. Fall |
2002-09-05 |
2002 World Wrestling Championships |
Tehran, Iran |
|
Win |
17-3 |
Narantsetseg Burenbaatar |
Tech. Fall |
2002-09-05 |
2002 World Wrestling Championships |
Tehran, Iran |
|
Win |
16-3 |
Yoel Romero |
Fall |
2000-09-28 |
2000 Summer Olympics |
Sydney, Australia |
wins gold medal |
Win |
15-3 |
Magomed Ibragimov |
3-0 |
2000-09-28 |
2000 Summer Olympics |
Sydney, Australia |
|
Win |
14-3 |
Yang Hyun-mo |
5-0 |
2000-09-28 |
2000 Summer Olympics |
Sydney, Australia |
|
Win |
13-3 |
Igor Praporshchikov |
Fall |
2000-09-28 |
2000 Summer Olympics |
Sydney, Australia |
|
Win |
12-3 |
Beibulat Musaev |
4-1 |
2000-09-28 |
2000 Summer Olympics |
Sydney, Australia |
|
Win |
11-3 |
Alexander Leipold |
6-3 |
1999-10-07 |
1999 World Wrestling Championships |
Ankara, Turkey |
wins world championship |
Win |
10-3 |
Joe Williams |
Fall |
1999-10-07 |
1999 World Wrestling Championships |
Ankara, Turkey |
|
Win |
9-3 |
Alik Musaev |
4-0 |
1999-10-07 |
1999 World Wrestling Championships |
Ankara, Turkey |
|
Win |
8-3 |
Arpad Ritter |
11-3 |
1999-10-07 |
1999 World Wrestling Championships |
Ankara, Turkey |
|
Win |
7-3 |
Radoslaw Horbik |
9-0 |
1999-10-07 |
1999 World Wrestling Championships |
Ankara, Turkey |
|
Win |
6-3 |
Ruslan Khinchagov |
7-1 |
1999-10-07 |
1999 World Wrestling Championships |
Ankara, Turkey |
|
Loss |
5-3 |
Davoud Ghanbari |
Inj. Def. |
1997-08-29 |
1997 World Wrestling Championships |
Krasnojarsk, Russia |
|
Loss |
5-2 |
Zaza Zazirov |
2-4 |
1997-08-29 |
1997 World Wrestling Championships |
Krasnojarsk, Russia |
|
Win |
5-1 |
Yüksel Şanlı |
Fall |
1997-08-29 |
1997 World Wrestling Championships |
Krasnojarsk, Russia |
|
Win |
4-1 |
Almazbek Askarov |
Fall |
1997-08-29 |
1997 World Wrestling Championships |
Krasnojarsk, Russia |
|
Win |
3-1 |
David Gagishvili |
Fall |
1997-08-29 |
1997 World Wrestling Championships |
Krasnojarsk, Russia |
|
Win |
2-1 |
Elchad Allakhverdiev |
4-2 |
1997-08-29 |
1997 World Wrestling Championships |
Krasnojarsk, Russia |
|
Loss |
1-1 |
Igor Kupeev |
2-5 |
1997-08-29 |
1997 World Wrestling Championships |
Krasnojarsk, Russia |
|
Win |
1-0 |
Juan Carlos Rivero |
Tech. Fall |
1997-08-29 |
1997 World Wrestling Championships |
Krasnojarsk, Russia |
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References
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- −73 kg (1908)
- −75 kg (1920)
- −79 kg (1924–1960)
- −87 kg (1964–1968)
- −82 kg (1972–1996)
- −85 kg (2000)
- −84 kg (2004–2012)
- −86 kg (2016–Present)
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