Danil Khalimov

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Danil Takhirovich Khalimov (6 July 1978 – 15 October 2020)[1] was an amateur Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed in the men's middleweight category.[2]

Khalimov qualified for his naturalized Kazakh squad in the men's 74 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3][4]

He died on October 2020 at the age of 42 from COVID-19 in Yekaterinburg, Russia.[5]

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  1. В Екатеринбурге от COVID-19 умер полицейский-олимпиец (in Russian)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Danil Khalimov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. Abbott, Gary (22 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 74 kg/163 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  4. "Кубок мира. Казахстан - Россия - 2:5. Койжаганов всех удивил" [Koizhaiganov surprises everyone at World Cup. Kazakhstan vs. Russia (2–5)] (in Kazakh). Gazeta.kz. 28 October 2003. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. "Danil Khalimov". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

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