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Bilyal Makhov

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Bilyal Valerievich Makhov (Russian: Билял Валерьевич Махов, Kabardian: Махуэ Билал Валерий и къуэ; born 20 September 1987 in Nalchik) is a Russian freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler. He was the Russian champion in 2007 and 2010, European champion in 2010 and World champion in 2007, 2009 and 2010 in Men's Freestyle 120 kg wrestling and bronze medalist in 130 kg Greco-Roman Wrestling at the World Championships in 2014 and 2015. In 2015, he won the Russian National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. He originally won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 120 kg category but was upgraded to joint gold medallist with Komeil Ghasemi of Iran in 2020, when retesting of samples revealed both finalists had used illegal substances. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Bilyal Makhov is the 847th most popular wrestler (down from 591st in 2024), the 3,334th most popular biography from Russia (down from 3,114th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Russian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Bilyal Makhov ranks 847 out of 1,027. Before him are Nazyr Mankiev, Yang Xiuli, Gábor Hatos, Kim Hyeon-woo, Yasemin Adar, and Aleksandr Dokturishvili. After him are Cenk İldem, Beslan Mudranov, Ghasem Rezaei, Aslanbek Khushtov, Tamerlan Tmenov, and Sarah Menezes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Bilyal Makhov ranks 816. Before him are Ammar Jemal, Christopher Larkin, Tsegaye Kebede, Vlada Roslyakova, Yanet Bermoy, and Yuya Tegoshi. After him are Adrián López, Dioko Kaluyituka, Daniel Logan, Yumi Uetsuji, Shane Long, and Reto Berra.

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Among WRESTLERS In Russia

Among wrestlers born in Russia, Bilyal Makhov ranks 45. Before him are Magomed Ramazanov (1993), Dauren Kurugliev (1992), Islambek Albiev (1988), Murad Umakhanov (1977), Roman Vlasov (1990), and Nazyr Mankiev (1985). After him are Beslan Mudranov (1986), Tamerlan Tmenov (1977), Sazhid Sazhidov (1980), Magomed Ibragimov (1985), Vitaly Makarov (1974), and Aleksandr Tretyakov (1972).

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