Çamsulvara Çamsulvarayev

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameÇamsulvara•Çamsulvarayev
Used nameÇamsulvara•Çamsulvarayev
Other namesChamsulvara Bagomedovich Chamsulvarayev, Чамсулвара Багомедович Чамсулвараев
Born6 September 1984 in Urakhi, Respublika Dagestan (RUS)
Died22 September 2016 in Mosul, Ninawa (IRQ)
Measurements173 cm / 74 kg
AffiliationsNeftçi PFK, Bakı (AZE)
NOC Azerbaijan

Biography

Çamsulvara Çamsulvarayev was an Azerbaijani wrestler, who fought internationally from 2007-12. He struggled in his 2008 Olympic appearance but was 2009 European Champion and won the 2009 World Cup and the 2008 Golden Grand Prix. His other international medals included silvers at the 2009 World Championships and 2010 World Cups, and bronzes at the 2007 World and European Championships, the 2008 and 2010 European Championships, and the Golden Grand Prix in 2009-10.

Sometime after his wrestling career ended, Çamsulvarayev found radical political leanings and joined ISIS, the Muslim terrorist group. He was killed in Mosul, Iraq, while fighting with ISIS in 2016.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
2008 Summer Olympics Wrestling AZE Çamsulvara Çamsulvarayev
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 14