Adam Hamidovich Saitiev,
also spelled Saytiev, ( , born December 12, 1977 in
Khasavyurt
, Dagestan
) is a
Chechen wrestler who won gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics
for the Russian
Federation
at 85 kg cat.
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).Saitiev brothers invent new style at wrestling.
External links
Adam saitiev picture @ Olympic Sydney 2000
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