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Adam Saitiev

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Adam Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Saytiev, (Chechen: Адам Хамидович Сайтиев, born December 12, 1977) is a Russian wrestler, who won gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics at 85 kg. Considered to be one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Adam also won the Wrestling World Championships in 1999 and 2002. His elder brother Buvaisar Saitiev, also a wrestler, was a three-time Olympic champion and six-time World champion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Adam Saitiev is the 364th most popular wrestler (down from 306th in 2024), the 2,506th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,580th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Russian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Adam Saitiev ranks 364 out of 1,027. Before him are Scotty 2 Hotty, Santino Marella, Aleksandar Tomov, Takanohana Kōji, Vasile Pușcașu, and John Smith. After him are Danny Hodge, Fandango, Greg Valentine, Brie Bella, Matt Ghaffari, and Choi Min-ho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Adam Saitiev ranks 286. Before him are Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vitor Belfort, Ian Watkins, Raylene, Scoot McNairy, and Zuleikha Robinson. After him are Félix Sánchez, Nicolas Kiefer, Andrew Flintoff, Cris, Lateef Crowder dos Santos, and Peja Stojaković.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Adam Saitiev ranks 2,505 out of 3,761. Before him are Isa Munayev (1965), Yuri Gavrilov (1953), Serhiy Novikov (1949), Sasha Luss (1992), and Nikolai Tishchenko (1926). After him are Vasily Struve (1889), Andrei Lankov (1963), Ksenia Sobchak (1981), Ruslan Gelayev (1964), Svetlana Khodchenkova (1983), Sergei Puskepalis (1966), and Valentina Nikonova (1952).

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Among WRESTLERS In Russia

Among wrestlers born in Russia, Adam Saitiev ranks 14. Before him are Anatoly Roshchin (1932), Sergei Beloglazov (1956), Boris Gurevich (1931), Soslan Andiyev (1952), Pavel Pinigin (1953), and Roman Dmitriyev (1949). After him are Artur Taymazov (1979), Shamil Khisamutdinov (1950), Anatoly Beloglazov (1956), Guzel Manyurova (1978), Aleksandr Ivanov (1951), and Abdulrashid Sadulaev (1996).

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