Besik Kudukhov
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
Representing  Russia
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2012 London | 60 kg |
| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | 55 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2006 Guangzhou | 55 kg |
| Gold | 2007 Baku | 55 kg |
| Gold | 2009 Herning | 60 kg |
| Gold | 2010 Moscow | 60 kg |
| Gold | 2011 Istanbul | 60 kg |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2007 Sofia | 55 kg |
Besik Serodinovich Kudukhov (Russian: Бесик Серoдинович Кудухов; 15 August 1986 – 29 December 2013) was a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won bronze in his category (55 kg).
Kudukhov was born in Tskhilon, Georgia. He was beaten by Puerto Rican Franklin Gómez in a pre-Olympic tournament in Germany. However, Kudukhov defeated Gómez during the first round at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1] He lost the Olympic final to Azeri Toghrul Asgarov.
Kudukhov died on 29 December 2013 in a car crash on a federal highway in southern Russia between Krasnodar Krai and Vladikavkaz.[2]
References
- ↑ "Franklin Gómez hace su debut olímpico". Primera Hora. 11 August 2012.
- ↑ London Olympic Wrestling Finalist Kudukhov, 27, Dies in Car Crash, rsport.ru, 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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