Ruslan Ashuraliyev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Olympic wrestler
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Place of Birth: Makhachkala, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia
About Ruslan Ashuraliyev
- Ruslan Nuraliyevich Ashuraliyev (20 February 1950 – 27 November 2009) was a Russian freestyle wrestler who won world titles in 1974 and 1975 and placed second in 1973.
- He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and finished third and fourth, respectively.Ashuraliyev took up wrestling in 1965 and later won five Soviet titles, in 1971, 1973–74 and 1976–77.
- After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach, and also served two terms in the parliament of Dagestan.
- From 2000 until his death in 2009, he headed the Dagestan Polytechnic Institute in Makhachkala.
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