Kurban Shiraev

Kurban Alievich Shiraev (born 28 March 1999) is a Russian freestyle wrestler who competes at 65 and 70 kilograms. The 2020 European Continental champion, Shiraev is a two–time Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix gold medalist (2020 and 2021) and a two–time Russian National Championship medalist (2020 and 2021).

Career
Shiraev's first international appearance took place in Subotica, where he competed at the 2015 Cadet European Championships in the 42 kilograms division. He placed fifteenth at the tournament and took a long break that lasted until late 2018. Despite being eligible to compete at the junior level, he made his return at the '18 Intercontinental Cup as a senior. He earned a bronze medal and so he did at the 2019's Ali Aliev Tournament and Ugra Cup, also adding a silver medal from the '19 Junior World Championships and the '18 and 19's Alans Tournament. All of his senior level losses from 2018 to 2019 came from prestigious wrestlers, such as Soslan Ramonov ('16 Olympic Gold Medalist), Aleksandr Bogomoev ('15 European Games champion), Bajrang Punia ('18 Asian Games champion) and Ismail Musukaev ('15 Russian National runner-up).

In January 2020, he competed at the Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix, where he went on to defeat multiple opponents on his way to the finale, most notably Nachyn Kuular ('17 U23 World Champion). In the finals, he avenged a loss from 2019 by upsetting former World and Olympic champion Soslan Ramonov and winning the championship. He then competed at the European Championships, where he defeated four opponents to win the European title at 65 kilograms.

He came back on 17 October 2020 at the Russian Nationals, in where he placed third. After opening up with two pins, he was dominantly defeated by returning National and World Champion David Baev in the quarterfinals. He was able to earn the bronze medal after defeating two more opponents.

After competing at the WLR Pro League on 25 January 2021 and losing once again to David Baev, Shiraev moved down to 65 kilos and placed third at the Russian National tournament.

Freestyle record
! colspan="7"| Senior Freestyle Matches ! Res. !  Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2021 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix at 70 kg 🇷🇺 Krasnoyarsk, Russia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2021 Russian Nationals at 65 kg 🇷🇺 Ulan-Ude, Russia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |WLR Pro League I DNP at 70 kg 🇷🇺 Russia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2020 Russian Nationals at 70 kg ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2020 European Championship at 65 kg ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2020 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix at 65 kg 🇷🇺 Krasnoyarsk, Russia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 Alans International at 65 kg 🇷🇺 Vladikavkaz, Russia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 Ugra Cup at 65 kg 🇷🇺 Nefteyugansk, Russia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 Ali Aliev at 65 kg 🇷🇺 Kaspiysk, Russia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2018 Alans International at 65 kg 🇷🇺 Vladikavkaz, Russia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2018 Continental Cup at 65 kg 🇷🇺 Khasavyurt, Russia
 * Win
 * 40–8
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Victor Rassadin
 * style="font-size:88%"|8–1
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|27–28 May 2021
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2021
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * Win
 * 39–8
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Abdula Akhmedov
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 38–8
 * align=left|🇷🇺 David Baev
 * style="font-size:88%"|8–7
 * Win
 * 37–8
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Abdulkerim Abdulaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|7–0
 * Win
 * 36–8
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Buianto Banzaraktsaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0
 * Win
 * 36–8
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Buianto Banzaraktsaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0
 * Win
 * 35–8
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Gadzhimurad Omarov
 * style="font-size:88%"|3–0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|13–14 March 2021
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2021 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * Loss
 * 34–8
 * align=left| Zagir Shakhiev
 * style="font-size:88%"|3–6
 * Win
 * 34–7
 * align=left| Akhmed Chakaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|3–0
 * Win
 * 33–7
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Saiyn Kazyryk
 * style="font-size:88%"|8–0
 * Win
 * 32–7
 * align=left| Muslim Sadulaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|8–1
 * Win
 * 32–7
 * align=left| Muslim Sadulaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|8–1
 * Loss
 * 31–7
 * align=left|🇷🇺 David Baev
 * style="font-size:88%"|4–6
 * style="font-size:88%"|25 January 2021
 * style="font-size:88%"|WLR Pro League I
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" |
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" |
 * Win
 * 31-6
 * align=left| Arbak Sat
 * style="font-size:88%"|6-0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|17 October 2020
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2020 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|🇷🇺 Naro-Fominsk, Russia
 * Win
 * 30-6
 * align=left|🇷🇺
 * style="font-size:88%"|4-1
 * Loss
 * 29-6
 * align=left| David Baev
 * style="font-size:88%"|0-8
 * Win
 * 29-5
 * align=left| Ildus Giniyatullin
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 28-5
 * align=left| Aleksey Borovitsky
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 28-5
 * align=left| Aleksey Borovitsky
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 27-5
 * align=left|🇧🇾 Niurgun Skriabin
 * style="font-size:88%"|5-0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|10–16 February 2020
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2020 European Wrestling Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|🇮🇹 Rome, Italy
 * Win
 * 26-5
 * align=left|🇺🇦 Erik Arushanian
 * style="font-size:88%"|9-2
 * Win
 * 25-5
 * align=left|🇩🇪 Niklas Dorn
 * style="font-size:88%"|6-3
 * Win
 * 24-5
 * align=left|🇫🇷 Marwane Yezza
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-0
 * Win
 * 24-5
 * align=left|🇫🇷 Marwane Yezza
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-0
 * Win
 * 23-5
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Soslan Ramonov
 * style="font-size:88%"|4-2
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|23–26 January 2020
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|2020 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6|
 * Win
 * 22-5
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Nachyn Kuular
 * style="font-size:88%"|5-1
 * Win
 * 21-5
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Artur Badtiev
 * style="font-size:88%"|2-2
 * Win
 * 20-5
 * align=left|🇲🇩 Maxim Sacultan
 * style="font-size:88%"|3-1
 * Win
 * 19-5
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Rifat Saibotalov
 * style="font-size:88%"|3-1
 * Win
 * 18-5
 * align=left| Nyamdorj Battulga
 * style="font-size:88%"|8-1
 * Win
 * 18-5
 * align=left| Nyamdorj Battulga
 * style="font-size:88%"|8-1
 * style="font-size:88%"|8-1
 * Loss
 * 17-5
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Soslan Ramonov
 * style="font-size:88%"|0-3
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|7–8 December 2019
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2019 Alans International Tournament
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * Win
 * 17-4
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Saiyn Kazyryk
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-0
 * Win
 * 16-4
 * align=left| Amirmohammad Babak Yazdanicherati
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-0
 * Win
 * 15-4
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Batoev Bulat
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11-1
 * Win
 * 14-4
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Shamil Guseinov
 * style="font-size:88%"|3-0
 * Win
 * 14-4
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Shamil Guseinov
 * style="font-size:88%"|3-0
 * Win
 * 13-4
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Ashamaz Kardanov
 * style="font-size:88%"|9-4
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|24–28 October 2019
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2019 Prix of Vladimir Semenov "Ugra Cup"
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 12-4
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Sanzhar Doszhanov
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Loss
 * 11-4
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Aleksandr Bogomoev
 * style="font-size:88%"|1-4
 * Win
 * 11-3
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Savr Shalburov
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11-0
 * 11-3
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Savr Shalburov
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11-0
 * Win
 * 10-3
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Islam Dudaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|6-6
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|1–3 May 2019
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2019 Ali Aliev Tournament
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 9-3
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Meirzhan Ashirov
 * style="font-size:88%"|1-2
 * Loss
 * 8-3
 * align=left|🇮🇳 Bajrang Punia
 * style="font-size:88%"|0-4
 * Win
 * 8-2
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Muslimbek Abdurashidov
 * style="font-size:88%"|4-0
 * 8-2
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Muslimbek Abdurashidov
 * style="font-size:88%"|4-0
 * Loss
 * 7-2
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Muslim Sadulaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|4-8
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|7–9 December 2018
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2018 Alans International Tournament
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * Win
 * 7-1
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Artur Badtiev
 * style="font-size:88%"|3-0
 * Win
 * 6-1
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Nachyn Kuular
 * style="font-size:88%"|6-1
 * Win
 * 5-1
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Viktor Rassadin
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 4-1
 * align=left|🇧🇾 Viktor Serada
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 13-2
 * Win
 * 4-1
 * align=left|🇧🇾 Viktor Serada
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 13-2
 * Win
 * 3-1
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Biysultan Arslanov
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|15–19 November 2018
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2018 Intercontinental Wrestling Cup
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Loss
 * 2-1
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Ismail Musukaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|1-2
 * Win
 * 2-0
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Murshid Mutalimov
 * style="font-size:88%"|6-3
 * Win
 * 1-0
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Rustam Gaimasov
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * 1-0
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Rustam Gaimasov
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall