Abujasid Ruslanowitsch Manzigow

Abujasid Manzigow medal table
Wrestler
Russia
World Championship
gold	2019 Nur-Sultan	up to 72 kg
European Championship
bronze	2017 Novi Sad	up to 71 kg
gold	2019 Bucharest	up to 72 kg
Junior World Championship
gold	2013 Sofia	up to 66 kg Juniors
Junior European Championship
bronze	2010	up to 63 kg cadets

Abujasid Ruslanowitsch Manzigow ( Russian Абуязид Русланович Манцигов ; born July 28, 1993 in Vladimir ) is a Russian wrestler . In 2019 he became world champion in the Greco-Roman style in the weight class up to 72 kg body weight.

Career

Abujasid Manzigow began wrestling as a teenager. He concentrates entirely on the Greco-Roman style. He belongs to the sports association "Burewestnik" Vladimir and was or is trained by Bislan Albukayev and Nadir Magomedow. The 1.75 meter tall athlete started as a junior in the weight class up to 63 kg, then switched to the weight class up to 66 kg and in 2017 to the weight class up to 71 kg or 72 kg body weight.

Abujasid Manzigow won his first medal at international level as a junior in the “Cadets” age group in 2010, when he won a bronze medal in the weight class up to 63 kg at the European Junior Championships behind Firuz Zukulidze, Georgia and Karapet Tschaljan, Armenia. In 2013 he became Junior World Champion (age group "Juniors") in Sofia in the weight class up to 66 kg body weight. In the final he defeated Schmagi Bolkwadze from Georgia.

In January 2014 he proved himself at the important "Ivan Poddubny" tournament in Tyumen. At this tournament, the starting places of the Russian Wrestling Association are awarded at the international championships every year. Abujasid Manzigow took 2nd place in this tournament in the weight class up to 71 kg behind Chingis Labasanow in 2014. A month later he was in Sofia in the same weight class winner at the "Dan Kolow" & "Nikola Petrow" memorial in front of Armen Wardanjan, Ukraine, Matthias Maasch, Germany and Ionel Puscasu, Romania.

With a view to participating in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he trained in the weight class up to 66 kg in 2015 and 2016. In 2015 he was the Russian runner-up behind Adam Kurak in this weight class. In January 2016 he started in this weight class at the “Iwan Poddubny” memorial in Tyumen and came together with Adam Kurak to only 3rd place behind Islambek Albijew and Artem Surkow. Participation in the 2016 Olympic Games was a long way off. In 2016 he became the first Russian champion in the weight class up to 71 kg.

In January 2017, Abujasid Manzigow was the winner of the "Ivan Poddubny" memorial in Moscow in the weight class up to 71 kg in front of Yuri Denisov. He was then used at the European Championships this year in Novi Sad in this weight class, where he defeated Dominik Etlinger from Croatia and Hassan Alijew from Azerbaijan, but lost in the semifinals against Balint Korpasi from Hungary. With a victory over Murat Dag from Turkey, he still secured one of the bronze medals. Then he was defeated at the Russian championship in the final of the weight class up to 71 kg by Adam Kurak and therefore had to leave the starting place at the world championship this year in Paris to Adam Kurak.

In 2018 Abujasid Manzigow became Russian champion in the weight class up to 72 kg body weight. In October 2018 it was used for the first time at a world championship for seniors, which took place in Budapest. He won in Budapest over Pawel Ljach from Belarus and then lost to defending champion Frank Stäbler from Germany. Since this reached the final, Abujasid was able to continue wrestling in the consolation round, in which he won against Giorgi Chuchua from Georgia and Demeu Schadrajew from Kazakhstan. In the fight for one of the bronze medals he was defeated by Rasul Tschunajew from Azerbaijan and finished 5th.

The year 2019 then turned out to be the most successful year in Abujasid Manzigow's career. First he was in the weight class up to 72 kg Russian champion before his old rivals Adam Kurak and Tschingis Labasanow. In April 2019 he became European champion in the same weight class in Bucharest, defeating Cengiz Arslan from Turkey in the final. In September 2019 he became world champion in the same weight class in Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan. On the way to this success he defeated u. a. in the semi-finals Balint Korpasi and in the final Aram Wardanjan from Uzbekistan.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2010	3.	Junior European Championship (Cadets)	up to 63 kg	behind Firuz Zukulidze, Georgia and Karapet Tschaljan, Armenia
2012	5.	Junior European Championship (Juniors) in Zagreb	up to 66 kg	Winner: Dominik Etlinger, Croatia ahead of Jeyhun Alijew, Azerbaijan
2013	1.	Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Sofia	up to 66 kg	after victories over Sun Yongcheng, China, Petter Karlsen, Norway, Shohei Yabiku, Japan, Ruhin Michailow, Azerbaijan and Schmagi Bolkwadze, Georgia
2014	2.	“Ivan Poddubny” memorial in Tyumen	up to 71 kg	behind Tschingis Labasanow, in front of Adel Sadykow and Sergei Sakharikov, all Russia
2014	1.	“Dan Kolow” & “Nikola Petrow” Memorial in Sofia	up to 71 kg	in front of Armen Wardanjan, Ukraine, Matthias Maasch, Germany and Ionel Puscasu, Romania
2015	1.	Ljubomir-Ivanovic-Gedza International in Belgrade	up to 66 kg	in front of Istvan Levai, Slovakia, Aleksandar Maksimovic, Serbia and Benedikt Puffer, Austria
2015	20th	“Wladyslaw Pytlasinski” memorial in Warsaw	up to 66 kg	Winner: Frank Stäbler , Germany ahead of Adam Kurak , Russia
2016	3.	“Ivan Poddubny” memorial in Tyumen	up to 66 kg	behind Islambek Albijew and Artem Surkow , together with Adam Kurak, all Russia
2016	3.	German Grand Prix in Dortmund	up to 71 kg	behind Maximilian Schwabe and Timo Badusch, both Germany, together with Adam Kurak
2017	1.	“Ivan Poddubny” Memorial in Moscow	up to 71 kg	before Yuri Denisow, Narek Oganjan and Evgeni Wisotin, all Russia
2017	3.	EM in Novi Sad	up to 71 kg	after victories over Dominik Etlinger, Croatia, Petter Karlsen, Norway and Həsən Əliyev , Azerbaijan, a defeat against Bálint Korpási, Hungary and a victory over Murat Dag, Turkey
2017	3.	“Wladyslaw Pytlasinski” memorial in Warsaw	up to 71 kg	behind Frank Stäbler and Bálint Korpási, together with Schmagi Bolkwadse, Georgia
2018	1.	City of Sassari Tournament	up to 72 kg	in front of Cristian Bujor, Spain
2018	13.	“Giwi Kartosija” & “Vakhtang Balawadze” memorial in Tbilisi	up to 72 kg	Winner: Giorgi Chuchua, Georgia ahead of Evrik Nikoghosjan, Armenia
2018	1.	Ljubomir-Ivanovic-Gedza International in Kragujevac	up to 72 kg	before Adam Kurak, Aleksandar Erski, Serbia and Seiram Simonjan, Armenia
2018	5.	World Cup in Budapest	up to 72 kg	after a victory over Pavel Ljach, Belarus, a defeat against Frank Stäbler, victories over Giorgi Chuchua and Demeu Schadrajew, Kazakhstan and a defeat against Rasul Tschunajew
2019	1.	“Dan Kolow” & “Nikola Petrow” memorial in Russe	up to 72 kg	before Aik Mnazakanian, Bulgaria, Zhang Hujun, China and Ruslan Zarew, Kyrgyzstan
2019	1.	EM in Bucharest	up to 72 kg	after victories over Hrant Kalachjan, Armenia, Robert Fritsch, Hungary, Dominik Etlinger and Cengiz Arslan, Turkey
2019	2.	German Grand Prix in Dortmund	up to 72 kg	behind Bálint Korpási, in front of Dominik Etlinger and Robert Fritsch
2019	1.	World Cup in Nur-Sultan	up to 72 kg	after victories over Lee Jiyeon, South Korea, Malchas Amojan, Armenia, Bálint Korpási and Aram Wardanjan, Uzbekistan

Russian championships

year	space	Weight class	Results
2015	2.	up to 66 kg	behind Adam Kurak, in front of Asamat Akhmedov and Aslan Abdullin
2016	1.	up to 71 kg	before Artyom Tarsyan and Adlet Tjuljubaev and Ismael Saidchasanow
2017	2.	up to 71 kg	behind Adam Kurak, in front of Garik Gjulhumjan and Rinat Akhmedov
2018	1.	up to 72 kg	before Asker Orschokdugow, Garik Gjulhumjan and Alexander Paiwin
2019	1.	up to 72 kg	before Adam Kurak, Tschingis Labasanow and Magomed Jarbilow

Explanations

• all competitions in Greco-Roman style
• WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship

literature

• Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

• Profile of Abujasid Ruslanowitsch Manzigow at the Institute for Applied Training Science