Ali Aliyev (wrestler)
Aliyev (left) at the 1960 Olympics
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| Full name | Ali Zurkanaevich Aliev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnicity | Avar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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29 November 1937 Choh, Gunibsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union |
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| Died | 7 January 1995 (aged 57) Moscow, Russia |
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| Height | 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ali Zurkanaevich Aliev (Russian: Али Зурканаевич Алиев; born 29 November 1937 – 7 January 1995) was an Avar Dagestani born-Soviet Union freestyle wrestler. He won five world titles and was the first wrestler from Dagestan to win a world title in freestyle wrestling. He competed in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and placed fourth-sixth. After his death the Russian wrestling federation has hosted the annual Ali Aliev memorial international wrestling meet at the Ali Aliev Wrestling Training Center (Sport Complex) in Kaspiysk, Dagestan.
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