Ali Aliyev (wrestler)

Ali Zurkanaevich Aliev (; born 29 November 1937 – 7 January 1995) was a Soviet freestyle wrestler of Avar-Dagestani descent. He won five world titles and was the first wrestler from Dagestan to win a world title in freestyle wrestling. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games, finishing fourth and sixth. After his death, the Russian Wrestling Federation has hosted the annual Ali Aliev Memorial International Wrestling Meeting at the Ali Aliev Wrestling Training Center in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia.

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Category:1937 births
Category:1995 deaths
Category:People from Gunibsky District
Category:Avar people
Category:Soviet male sport wrestlers
Category:Olympic wrestlers of the Soviet Union
Category:World Wrestling Championships medalists
Category:World Wrestling Champions
Category:Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Category:Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Category:Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics