Adam Saitiev
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| Olympic medalist | ||
| Medal record | ||
Competitor for  Russia |
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|---|---|---|
| Men's Freestyle Wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | Sydney 2000 | 85 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | Ankara 1999 | 76 kg |
| Gold | Tehran 2002 | 84 kg |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | Bratislava 1998 | 76 kg |
| Gold | Minsk 1999 | 76 kg |
| Gold | Budapest 2000 | 85 kg |
| Gold | Moscow 2006 | 84 kg |
Adam Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Saytiev, (Chechen: Адам Хамидович Сайтиев, born December 12, 1977 in Khasavyurt, Dagestan) is a Russian wrestler of Chechen heritage, who won gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics for the Russian Federation at 85 kg cat.[1]
His elder brother Buvaisar Saitiev, also a wrestler, won gold in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and again in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Adam is a recipient of the Order of Honor (2001) and Order of Friendship (2004).
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