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Buvaisa Saytiyev
Full name: Buvaisa Khamidovich Saytiyev
Original name: Буваиса Хамидович Сайтиев
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Weight: 163 lbs (74 kg)
Born: March 11, 1975 in Khasavyurt, Respublika Dagestan, Russia
Affiliations: CSK VVS Krasnoyarsk/SC Viktor, Krasnoyarsk
Country: 
Russia
Sport: Wrestling
Related Olympians: Brother of Adam Saytiyev.
Medals: 3 Gold (3 Total)
Biography
Buvaisa Saytiyev had the following finishes at major championships – 1995 World Championship: 74.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 1997 World Championship: 76.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 1998 World Championship: 76.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2003 World Championship: 74.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2005 World Championship: 74.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2006 World Championship: 74.0 kg. Freestyle (8th); 1996 European Championship: 74.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 1997 European Championship: 76.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 1998 European Championship: 85.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2000 European Championship: 76.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2001 European Championship: 76.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 2006 European Championship: 74.0 kg. Freestyle (1st). |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer | 21 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Men's Welterweight, Freestyle | Russia | RUS | 1 | Gold | |
| 2000 Summer | 25 | Sydney | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight, Freestyle | Russia | RUS | 9 | ||
| 2004 Summer | 29 | Athina | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight, Freestyle | Russia | RUS | 1 | Gold | |
| 2008 Summer | 33 | Beijing | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight, Freestyle | Russia | RUS | 1 | Gold |
Men's Welterweight, Freestyle
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | TP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer | 21 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Final Standings | 1 | 1996-07-31 | |||
| 1996 Summer | 21 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 1996-08-01 | Saytiyev (RUS) decision (5-0) (5:00), Park (KOR) | 5 |
| 1996 Summer | 21 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Semi-Finals | Match #2 | 1 | 1996-08-01 | Saytiyev (RUS) decision (6-1) (5:00), Monday (USA) | 6 |
| 1996 Summer | 21 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Quarter-Finals | Match #4 | AC | 1996-08-01 | Saytiyev (RUS) | |
| 1996 Summer | 21 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Round Two | Match #5 | 1 | 1996-07-31 | Saytiyev (RUS) decision (3-1) (6:00), Leipold (GER) | 3 |
| 1996 Summer | 21 | Atlanta | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Round One | Match #9 | 1 | 1996-07-31 | Saytiyev (RUS) decision (8-0) (5:00), Momeni (IRI) | 8 |
Men's Middleweight, Freestyle
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | CP | TP | W | L | MR | VT | PS | MT | P1S | P2S | P3S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer | 25 | Sydney | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Final Standings | 9 | 2000-09-28 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 2000 Summer | 25 | Sydney | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Round One Pool One | 2 | 2000-09-28 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2000 Summer | 25 | Sydney | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Round One Pool One | Match #1 | 2 | 2000-09-28 | Slay (USA) decision (4-3) (6:34), Saytiyev (RUS) | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2000 Summer | 25 | Sydney | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Round One Pool One | Match #3 | 1 | 2000-09-28 | Saytiyev (RUS) decision (8-2) (6:00), Paskalev (BUL) | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2004 Summer | 29 | Athina | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Final Standings | 1 | 2004-08-28 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 Summer | 29 | Athina | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 2004-08-29 | Saytiyev (RUS) decision (7-0) (6:00), Laliyev (KAZ) | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2004 Summer | 29 | Athina | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Semi-Finals | Match #1 | 1 | 2004-08-29 | Saytiyev (RUS) decision (8-0) (6:00), Brzozowski (POL) | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2004 Summer | 29 | Athina | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Quarter-Finals | Match #1 | 1 | 2004-08-29 | Saytiyev (RUS) decision (3-2) (6:06), Gaydarov (BLR) | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2004 Summer | 29 | Athina | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Pool F | 1 | 2004-08-28 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2004 Summer | 29 | Athina | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Pool F | Match #1 | 1 | 2004-08-28 | Saytiyev (RUS) decision (6-1) (6:00), Betinidis (GRE) | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2004 Summer | 29 | Athina | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Pool F | Match #2 | 1 | 2004-08-28 | Saytiyev (RUS) decision (8-2) (6:00), Ritter (HUN) | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2008 Summer | 33 | Beijing | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Final | Match 1/2 | 1 | 2008-08-20 | Saytiyev (RUS) , Tigiyev (UZB) | 3 | 4 | decision | 2 | 6:00 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2008 Summer | 33 | Beijing | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Semi-finals | Match #2 | 1 | 2008-08-20 | Saytiyev (RUS) , Terziev (BUL) | 5 | 8 | fall | 1:49 | 8 | ||||||
| 2008 Summer | 33 | Beijing | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Quarter-finals | Match #4 | 1 | 2008-08-20 | Saytiyev (RUS) , Fundora (CUB) | 3 | 4 | decision | 2 | 4:00 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2008 Summer | 33 | Beijing | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Round Two | Match #8 | 1 | 2008-08-20 | Saytiyev (RUS) , Gülhan (TUR) | 3 | 5 | shutout decision | 2 | 4:00 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 2008 Summer | 33 | Beijing | Wrestling | Russia | RUS | Round One | Match #16 | 1 | 2008-08-20 | Saytiyev (RUS) , Cho (KOR) | 3 | 8 | decision | 2 | 4:00 | 1 | 7 |
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