Islambek Said-Zilimowitsch Albijew

Islambek Said-Zilimowitsch Albijew ( Russian Исламбек Саид-Цилимович Альбиев , first name also Islam-Bek ; born December 28, 1988 in Grozny ) is a Russian wrestler . He was Olympic champion in 2008 in Beijing in the Greco-Roman style featherweight.

Career

Islambek Albiev, of Chechen origin, started wrestling in Moscow in 2000 . He is a member of Spartak Moscow and is trained by Umalt Tolbulatow. He is 1.63 m tall and typically weighs between 63 and 65 kg. He wrestles exclusively in the Greco-Roman style.

He began his career on the international wrestling mat at the 2005 European Junior Championship (Cadets) in Tirana , where he took first place in the weight class up to 58 kg body weight, ahead of Vladimir Zaporojan from Moldova and Ibrahim Erdschan from Bulgaria .

At the Junior World Championships in Guatemala City in 2006 , he reached 3rd place in featherweight behind Bekschan Scharbolow from Kazakhstan and Chosrow Melikjan from Armenia .

2007 reached Islambek Albijew at a World Cup tournament in Antalya , which was held in the form of a team tournament, in the individual ranking in featherweight the 3rd place. He defeated u. a. the Americans Joseph Warren and Saber Seyed Mirzahi Darzi from Iran . He suffered a defeat from Emik Bunjamin from Turkey . At the European Championships in Sofia this year , Islambek Albijew had to pay hardship because he lost his first fight against Fuad Aliev from Azerbaijan on points. Since Aliev did not reach the final, Albiev was eliminated and only reached the 16th place. Nevertheless, he was used at the 2007 World Cup in Baku . Although he achieved three wins there, he missed the semi-finals by losing to Nurbakyt Tengizbajew from Kazakhstan . This left him in 8th place.

In 2008 Islambek Albiyev became Russian featherweight champion. Despite the unsatisfactory performance at the World and European Championships in 2007, the Russian Federation relied on him and used him at the Olympic Games in Beijing . There he justified this trust, because he became Olympic featherweight champion with victories over Soner Sucu from Turkey , Ruslan Tjumengajew from Kyrgyzstan , Roberto Monzón from Cuba and Vitali Rəhimov from Azerbaijan .

He won the next international championship title in April 2009 at the European Championships in Vilnius . There he defeated the Armenian Edward Barsegjan, naturalized in Poland, in the final of the featherweight division and became the new European champion . In the same year he became world champion in Herning / Denmark with five wins. He gave it only in the semifinals against Nurbakyt Tengisbajew from Kazakhstan from a two-point ranking and defeated Dilschod Aripow from Uzbekistan in the final .

From 2010 Islambek Albijew moved to the next higher weight class, the lightweight . In this weight class he was also the same Russian champion ahead of Adam Kurak, Arunat Kutschinow and Yuri Denisov, but he was not nominated for any international championships in 2010 and 2011. In January 2012 he won the important "Ivan Poddubny" memorial in Tyumen and thus announced his ambitions for the Olympic Games in London to the Russian Wrestling Federation . At the European Wrestling Championships 2012 | European Championships 2012 in Belgrade, he took 3rd place behind Frank Stäbler from Germany and Georgian Carpen from Romania. In May 2012 he tried to qualify for the Olympic Games in London at a tournament in Helsinki . But he only finished 5th there, which is not enough for qualification. That is why there was no Russian wrestler at the lightweight at the Olympic Games in London.

2013 Islambek Albijew was the Russian lightweight champion ahead of Yuri Denisov. He was then used by the Russian Wrestling Federation at the World Championships that year in Budapest. He was well prepared there and won over Pedro Isaac Mulens Herrera, Cuba, Sasun Ghambarjan, Armenia, Frank Stäbler , Germany and Həsən Əliyev from Azerbaijan. He was in the final against the South Korean Ryu Han-su . First, each wrestler won a round. In the third round, Islambek Albijew led just on points and the referee sent the South Korean to the bench. Islambek Albijew thus had the great chance to achieve another point scoring and thus finally decide the fight in his favor. However, he criticized Ryu han-su's position on the bench several times and did not take up the fight after a further request from the referee. He was then disqualified and declared the loser of the fight. Ryu Han-su became world champion and for Islambek Albijew only the 2nd place remained instead of the world champion title, which was already believed to be safe.

In January 2014, Islambek Albijew came in second place behind Adam Kurak in the important “Iwan Poddubny” memorial in Tyumen in the weight class up to 66 kg.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class
2005	1.	Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Tirana	Class up to 58 kg body weight	in front of Vladimir Zaporojan, Moldova a . Ibrahim Erdschan, Bulgaria
2006	3.	Junior World Championships in Guatemala City	feather	behind Bekschan Scharbolow, Kazakhstan a . Khosrov Melikjan, Armenia
2007	3.	World Cup in Antalya	feather	behind Joseph Warren , USA a . David Bedinadze , Georgia
2007	16.	EM in Sofia	feather	Winner: Eusebiu Diaconu , Romania ahead of Stig Andre Berge , Norway , Suren Geworkjan , Ukraine a . Jarkko Ala-Huikku , Finland
2007	8th.	World Cup in Baku	feather	Winner: Dawid Bedinadze ahead of Makoto Sasamoto , Japan a . Jung Ji-Hyun, South Korea
2008	3.	"Ivan Poddubny" tournament in Moscow	feather	behind Aslan Abdulow u. Yuri Denisow, bde. Russia and in front of Sakit Jalilov, Azerbaijan
2008	gold	OS in Beijing	feather	before Vitali Rəhimov , Azerbaijan , Nurbakyt Tengisbajew , Kazakhstan a. Ruslan Tümönbajew , Kyrgyzstan
2009	1.	EM in Vilnius	feather	with victories over Artak Harutjunjan , Armenia , Tarik Belmadam, France , Eusebiu Diaconu , Romania , Davor Štefanek , Serbia and Edward Barsegjan , Poland
2009	1.	Grand Prix of Germany in Dortmund	feather	with victories over Iwo Angelow , Bulgaria, Edward Barsegjan , Poland, Stig Andre Berge , Norway and Ilschad Rafudtinow , Uzbekistan
2009	1.	World Cup in Herning / Denmark	feather	after victories over Wuilleixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza, Venezuela , Davor Stefanek, Serbia, Stig Andre Berge, Norway, Nurbakyt Tengisbajew , Kazakhstan and Dilschod Aripow , Uzbekistan
2010	1.	Grand Prix of Germany in Dortmund	Light	before Tamas Lörincz , Hungary, Tomasz Swierk , Poland and Mathias Günther, Sweden
2010	16.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	Light	Winner: Vitaly Rakhimov ahead of Rustam Aliev, both Azerbaijan
2011	3.	Italian Grand Prix in Sassari	Light	behind Juri Denissow , Russia and Ionuț Panait , Romania
2011	1.	"Henry Deglane" Memorial in Nice	Light	in front of Muchran Machutadze, Georgia and Artak Margarjan, France
2012	1.	“Ivan Poddubny” memorial in Tyumen	Light	in front of Migran Arutjunjan , Russia, Beibeit Nugmanow, Kazakhstan and Samir Sagaschtokow, Russia
2012	3.	EM in Belgrade	Light	behind Frank Stäbler , Germany and Georgian Carpen , Romania, together with Mathias Günther , Sweden
2012	5.	Olympic qualification tournament in Helsinki	Light	behind Yüksel Atakan , Turkey, Howhannes Wardereschjan, Armenia, Kanatbek Begalijew , Kyrgyzstan and Alan Dschakajew, Ukraine
2012	5.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	Light	behind Balint Korpasi, Hungary, Jaroslaw Kardasch, Belarus, Rasul Chunajew, Azerbaijan and Denis Demjenkow, Belarus
2013	2.	“Ivan Poddubny” memorial in Tyumen	Light	behind Adam Kurak, in front of Samir Sagaschtokow and Yuri Denisov, all Russia
2013	2.	Universiade in Kazan	Light	behind Rasul Chunajew, in front of Ashkat Shanbirow, Kazakhstan and Muhammat Kocatinaz, Turkey
2013	2.	World Cup in Budapest	Light	after victories over Pedro Isaac Mulens Herrera, Cuba, Sasun Ghambarjan, Armenia, Frank Stäbler, Germany and Həsən Əliyev, Azerbaijan and a defeat against Ryu Han-su, South Korea
2013	1.	Copa Brasil in Rio de Janeiro	Light	in front of Iwan Kujlakow , Russia
2014	2.	“Ivan Poddubny” memorial in Tyumen	up to 66 kg	behind Adam Kurak, in front of Artem Sukrow and Asker Orschukdugow, all Russia

Russian championships

year	space	Weight class	Results
2008	1.	feather	before Ibragim Labasanow, Teimuras Edschibadze and Vyacheslav Jaste
2010	1.	Light	before Adam Kurak, Arunat Kutschinow and Juri Denissow
2011	3.	Light	behind Juri Denissow and Migran Arutjunjan , together with Adam Kurak
2013	1.	Light	before Yuri Denisov, Samir Sagashtokov and Ansor Murusow

Explanations

• all competitions in Greco-Roman style
• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Featherweight, weight class up to 60 kg, lightweight, up to 66 kg body weight (until December 31, 2013); Since January 1, 2014, a new weight classification has been in effect by the FILA

literature

• Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

• Profile of Islambek Albijew at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Website "www.wrestrus.ru"