Elbrus Tedeyev

Elbrus Tedeyev (born December 5, 1974 in Nogir, Prigorodny District, North Ossetian ASSR,[1] Soviet Union) is an Ossetian wrestler and Olympic champion; he became a citizen of Ukraine in 1993.[2] He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3] He is a three-time world champion and the brother of Dzhambolat Tedeyev, who also represented Ukraine.

Elbrus Tedeyev
Personal information
Born (1974-12-05) December 5, 1974
Nogir, Prigorodny District, North Ossetian ASSR, Soviet Union
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Men's wrestling
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Freestyle 66kg
1996 Atlanta Freestyle 62kg
FILA Wrestling World Championships
1995 Atlanta Freestyle 62 kg
1999 Ankara Freestyle 63 kg
2002 Teheran Freestyle 66 kg
2001 Sofia Freestyle 63 kg

Tedeyev became People's Deputy of Ukraine in 2006 as an independent politician on the party list of Party of Regions, he was reelected on this list during early parliamentary elections in 2007[2] and again in 2012.[4]

References
  1. Official website of Elbrus Tedeyev Archived 2012-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. (in Russian) Эльбрус Тедеев, file.liga.net
  3. "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Wrestling" Archived 2007-08-28 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 17, 2008)
  4. (in Ukrainian)Московский комсомолец:Рада як ніколи Moskovsky Komsomolets:Council as ever, Korrespondent.net (13 September 2012)


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