Koloi Mikailovich Kartoev (Russian: Колой Микаилович Картоев; born 20 February 1990), also known as Selim Yaşar or Zelimkhan Kartoev, is a Russian-Turkish[1][2] former freestyle wrestler, junior and cadet World Champion.[3] He was a runner-up at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships and bronze medalist at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships. He won the gold medal at the Wenceslas Ziolkowski Memorial XLIX.[4] He is a Turkish national wrestling champion.[5] He won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, losing to Russian Abdulrashid Sadulaev in the final bout. Yaşar was a bronze medalist at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.[6]

Selim Yaşar
Koloi Kartoev
Зелимхан Картоев
Колой Картоев
Yaşar in 2016
Personal information
Full nameKoloi Mikailovich Kartoev
National team Turkey
CitizenshipRussian
Turkish
Born (1990-02-20) 20 February 1990 (age 34)
Dolakova, Nazranovsky District, Ingushetia, Russia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
Turkey
SportWrestling
RankNumber two in the ranking UWW (in 2015,2016), International Master of Sports.
EventFreestyle
ClubKrasnodar FS Team
RNO-Alania Wrestling Camp
Coached byAdam Barakhoev, Abdullah Magomedov, Ovik Safaryan (RUS)
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 86 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tashkent 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Las Vegas 86 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Novi Sad -86 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku 86 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2021 Istanbul 92 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Istanbul 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Istanbul 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Istanbul 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Istanbul 86 kg
Representing  Russia
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ankara 84 kg
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Samokov 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tbilisi 84 kg

References

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  1. ^ "YASAR Selim profile page".
  2. ^ "Favorite of World Championships 2015: the weight category 86 kg". wrestdag.ru. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Kolo Kartoev is European Junior Champ". allsportinfo.ru. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Wenceslas Ziolkowski Memorial results". wrestlingua.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Ingush wrestlers defended the title in Turkey". wrestdag.ru. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Selim Yaşar, bronz madalya kazandı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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