The three -time Olympic champion is dead! “Very hard to believe”
Bujsar Sajtijew died at the age of 49. He was a great character, a three -time Olympic champion in wrestling. The reasons for this sudden death have just been informed.
Bajsar Sajtijew is a great martial sports master. The Russian wrestler of free style won gold Olympic medals three times, interestingly at three different events of the rank of the Games. The Russian began in 1996 during the IO in Atlanta, in the category up to 74 kg. Then, after eight years of break, he reached for another gold in Athens (2004), this time in the category up to 76 kg. And the last Olympic championship is 2008, the Beijing Games. Sajtijew triumphed like 12 years earlier in the USA, in the category up to 74 kg.
Bujsar Sajtijew is dead! The causes of the death of the Olympic master are known
In addition to the Olympic successes, the Russian was also a six -time gold medalist, both at world championship events (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005) and the European Championships (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006). This is the most titled wrestler in the history of this sport.
He ended his sports career in 2009.
After weekend information about the sudden death of the Russian, there were also details, which caused her.
“Bujsar had heart problems. The cause of death was a heart attack. He had treated his lungs before. His whole family was with him in Moscow. This is a great loss. It is very difficult to believe,” reads the message of the executive director of the Federation of Wrestling in the free -style of the Republic of Dagestan, Machmud Magomiedowa, translated into Polish by journalist WP/SportoweFakty.
Interestingly, Sajtijew after the end of his career was inconveniently. In the years 2016-21, the Russian was deputy to the State Duma of the 7th term. In addition, the three -time Olympic champion belonged, among others to the Council of Physical Education and Sport. He was a very well -known and respected figure, not only in Russia.
The athlete revolutionized an effective way of fighting in free -style supplies, and many later masters, in his person, saw the beginnings of their wrestling careers.
Bujsar Sajtijew died at the age of 49.
