Achmed Osmanowitsch Tschakajew

Achmed Tschakajew medal table
Wrestler
Russia
World Championship
bronze	2016 Budapest	up to 61 kg
bronze	2018 Budapest	up to 65 kg
European Championship
silver	2017 Novi Sad	up to 61 kg

Achmed Osmanowitsch Tschakajew ( Russian Ахмед Османович Чакаев ; born March 21, 1987 in Chassavyurt , Dagestan) is a Russian wrestler of Chechen origin.

Career

Achmed Tschakajew started wrestling in his Chechen homeland in 2002 when he was 15 years old. He belonged or belongs to the "Shamil Umakhanov" wrestling club and the Achmat Mahanova School club . He was or is trained by TM Gusseinow, MA Gusseinow and Jaa Umarow. He only wrestles in free style. At a height of 1.69 meters, it weighs around 68 kg.

The fact that he started wrestling very late at the age of 15 is due to the fact that he has not seen any appearances in international championships in the youth field (Cadets and Juniors). From 2009 he started in many important international tournaments and usually did very well. At first he did not win at the two events of the Russian Wrestling Association, which are decisive for the filling of the international championships, the "Ivan-Yarigin" Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk and the Russian championships.

In 2014 and 2015 he took 3rd place in the Russian championship in the weight class up to 65 kg. In 2018 he was the first Russian champion in the same weight class ahead of Bechan Goigerejew. At the "Ivan Yarigin" Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk in 2017, he won the first time in the weight class up to 61 kg. He relegated his Russian compatriots Gadschimurad Raschidow and Viktor Rassadin and the 2016 Olympic runner-up Rei Higuchi from Japan to their places.

In April 2015, Achmed Tschakajew represented the Russian colors in the weight class up to 65 kg at the Freestyle World Cup in Los Angeles together with Saurbek Sidakov . He came there only one use and lost against Brent Metcalf from the United States on points. In December 2016 he came to his first start in an international championship. He was used at the World Championships in the non-Olympic weight classes in Budapest in the weight class up to 61 kg. In Budapest he won over Dimitar Ljubomir Ivanov, Bulgaria, but lost in the quarterfinals in a tough fight against Logan Stieber from the United States with 11:13 techn. Points. Since Stieber reached the final, he was able to continue wrestling in the consolation round and secured a bronze medal there with victories over Wasyl Shuptar, Ukraine and Behnam Ehsanpoor from Iran.

In May 2017 he started at the European Championships in Novi Sad. In the weight class up to 61 kg he defeated Manuel Wolfer from Germany, Abdi Zurnaci, Turkey and Wolodja Frangulijan from Armenia. In the final battle he was defeated by the Georgian Olympic champion of 2016 Vladimir Khinchegashvili on points and became vice-European champion.

In October 2018, Achmed Tschakajew started for the second time in a world championship. In Budapest he competed in the weight class up to 65 kg. He won there over Logan Stieber, Siroddidin Chasanow, Uzbekistan and Vladimir Khinchegashvili. In the semifinals he lost to the Japanese newcomer Takuto Otoguro , but still secured a bronze medal with a victory over George Bucur from Romania.

At the "Iwan-Yarigin" Grand Pric 2019 in Krasnoyarsk, Akhmed Chakayev won in the weight class up to 65 kg ahead of Nakhin Kuular, Gadschimurad Raschidow, both Russia and Batmagnai Batchuluun, Mongolia, creating good conditions for a successful continuation of his career.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2009	2.	"Ivan Yarigin" Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk	up to 60 kg	behind Adam Batirow , in front of Alimchan Mamujew, both Russia and Selimchan Husseinow, Azerbaijan
2011	3.	"Ivan Yarigin" Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk	up to 60 kg	behind Cengizhan Erdogan, Turkey and Rasul Murtasalijew, Russia
2011	3.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	up to 60 kg	behind Selimchan Husseinow and Agajüseyin Mustafejew, both Azerbaijan
2011	1.	Ramzan Kadyrov Cup in Grozny	up to 60 kg	before Haji Aliyev , Azerbaijan, Cengizhan Erdogan and Albert Kairchanow, Russia
2012	3.	"Ivan Yarigin" Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk	up to 60 kg	behind Rasul Murtasalijew and Cengizhan Erdogan
2012	3.	"Ali-Aliyev" Memorial in Makhachkala	up to 66 kg	behind Ilyas Bekbulatow and Asamat Bulatow, both Russia
2013	1.	Intern. Tournament in Kiev	up to 66 kg	before Dewid Safarjan , Armenia, Rustambek Maschadow, Russia and Arsen Jedigarow, Ukraine
2013	1.	Ramzan Kadyrov Cup in Grozny	up to 66 kg	before Selimchan Yusupow, Tajikistan, Amir Berukow and Gadschimurad Nurudinow, both Russia
2014	3.	"Ivan Yarigin" Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk	up to 65 kg	behind Magomed Kurbanalijew and Alibeggadschi Jemejew, together with Soslan Ramonow , all Russia
2014	1.	Cup of the President of Buryatia in Ulan-Ude	up to 65 kg	before Mengi Mortny-Ool and Samat Nadirbek Uulu, both Russia
2014	1.	"Ali-Aliyev" Memorial in Makhachkala	up to 65 kg	before Tital Jafarjan, Ukraine, Frank Chamizo Marquez , Italy and Gadschimurad Nurudiev
2014	1.	Intern. Tournament in Olympia / Greece	up to 65 kg	before Franklin Gomez Matos , Puerto Rico, Surabi Iakobishvili , Georgia and Jung Young-ho, South Korea
2014	7th	Golden Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk	up to 65 kg	Winner: Brent Metcalf, USA ahead of Magomed Muslimow, Azerbaijan
2015	5.	"Ivan Yarigin" Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk	up to 65 kg	behind Ilyas Bekbulatow, Brent Metcalf, Saurbek Sidakow and Evgeni Jerbajew, both from Russia
2015	1.	"Ali-Aliyev" Memorial in Kaspiisk	up to 61 kg	before Magomed Aripowitsch Magomedow, Rustam Abduraschidow and Murschid Mitalimow, all Russia
2015	1.	Ramzan Kadyrov Cup in Grozny	up to 61 kg	before Akhmednabi Gwarsatilow, Azerbaijan, Aslan Koschtii and Murschid Mutalimow, all Russia
2016	3.	"Ivan Yarigin" Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk	up to 61 kg	behind Nurgun Scriabin and Imam Ajiev, both Russia
2016	1.	"Stjepan-Sargisjan" tournament in Vanadzor	up to 61 kg	in front of Lascha Lomtadze , Georgia, Abdulla Akhmedov, Russia and Beka Lomtadze , Georgia
2016	3.	World Cup in Budapest	up to 61 kg	after a victory over Dimitar Lyubomirow Ivanov, Bulgaria, a defeat against Logan Stieber, USA and victories over Wasyl Shuptar, Ukraine and Behnam Ehsanpoor, Iran
2017	1.	"Ivan Yarigin" Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk	up to 61 kg	before Gadschimurad Raschidow and Viktor Rassadin, both Russia and Rei Higuchi, Japan
2017	2.	EM in Novi Sad	up to 61 kg	after victories over Manuel Wolfer, Germany, Abdi Zurnaci, Turkey and Wolodja Frangulijan, Armenia and a defeat against Vladimir Khinchegashvili , Georgia
2017	1.	Alany tournament in Vladikavkaz	up to 65 kg	before Murschid Mutalimow and Gamlet Ramonow, both Russia and Siroddidin Khazanow, Uzbekistan
2018	2.	"Ivan Yarigin" Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk	up to 65 kg	behind Ilyas Bekbulatow, in front of Nachjin Kuular, both Russia and Selahattin Kilicsallayan, Turkey
2018	1.	"Wacław-Ziółkowski" Memorial in Warsaw	up to 65 kg	before Vladimir Chintschegaschwili, Dimitar Iwanow and Krzysztof Bienkowski, Poland
2018	3.	World Cup in Budapest	up to 65 kg	after victories over Logan Stieber, DSiroddidin Khazanov and Vladimir Chintschegaschwili, a defeat against Takuto Otoguro, Japan and a victory over George Bucur, Romania
2019	1.	"Ivan Yarigin" Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk	up to 65 kg	before Nachjin Kuular and Gadschimurad Raschidow, as well as Batmagnai Batchuluun, Mongolia

Russian championships

year	space	Weight class	Results
2014	3.	up to 65 kg	behind Soslan Ramonow and S. Jalilow
2015	3.	up to 65 kg	behind Ilyas Bekbulatow and Soslan Ramonow, together with Magomed Kurbanalijew
2018	1.	up to 65 kg	before Bechan Goigerejew, Nakhin Kuular and Dasha Scharastepanow

Explanations

• all free style competitions
• WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship

literature

• Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

• Profile of Achmed Osmanowitsch Tschakajew at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Portrait of Akhmed Chakayev in Russian