Elbrus Tedeyev

Elbrus Tedeyev (born December 5, 1974, in Nogir, Prigorodny District, North Ossetian ASSR,[1] Soviet Union) is an Ossetian wrestler and Olympic champion; he became a citizen of Ukraine in 1993.[2] He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3] He is a three-time world champion and the brother of Dzhambolat Tedeyev, who also represented Ukraine.

Elbrus Tedeyev
Personal information
Birth nameЭльбрус Тедеев
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1974-12-05) December 5, 1974
Nogir, Prigorodny District, North Ossetian ASSR, Soviet Union
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportWrestling
Weight class62-63-66 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Men's wrestling
Olympic Games
2004 Athens 66kg
1996 Atlanta 62kg
World Championships
2002 Teheran 66 kg
1999 Ankara 63 kg
1995 Atlanta 62 kg
2001 Sofia 63 kg
European Championships
1999 Minsk63 kg
2004 Ankara66 kg
2003 Riga66 kg
1997 Warsaw63 kg
1998 Bratislava63 kg

Tedeyev became People's Deputy of Ukraine in 2006 as an independent politician on the party list of Party of Regions, he was reelected on this list during early parliamentary elections in 2007[2] and again in 2012.[4]

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