Khetag Pliev

Khetag Aleksandrovich Pliev (Russian: Хетаг Александрович Плиев; born February 20, 1974 in North Ossetia-Alania)[1][2] is a Russian freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist of Ossetian descent, who then competed for Canada.

In 2012, Pliev was awarded the silver medal at the Marika tournament, qualifying him to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he came in 10th in the 96 kg weight category.[3][4] He is a four-time Canadian National Champion, Ohio State champion (1999-2002), U.S. Junior open champion 2002.

References

  1. ↑ Khetag Pliev Wrestling
  2. ↑ Khetag Pliev Biography
  3. ↑ Local wrestler qualifies for Olympics
  4. ↑ "Khetag Pliev Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.


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