Muslim Salikhov

Muslim Salikhov
Born	Muslim Magomedovich Salikhov June 9, 1984 (1984-06-09) (age 27) Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, USSR
Other names	Salikhov Muslim, Muslim Salikhov
Nationality	Russian
Weight	85 kg (190 lb; 13.4 st)
Style	Sanshou

Muslim Magomedovich Salikhov (Russian: Муслим Магоме́дович Салихов, 9 June 1984 in Makhachkala) is a Russian heavyweight Sanshou kickboxer.

Salikhov faced Liu Hailong who held the title "King of Sanda" at 2003 World Wushu Championships in Macau. Both were evenly matched, with Liu Hailong declared the winner.^[1] Salikhov was the Sanshou champion at 2004 European Wushu Championships held in Moscow and he became the World Champion in 2005.^[2]

In February 2006, he participated in the first international "King of Sanda" tournament in Chongqing and became the first non-Chinese to win the title, making European Wushu Federation arguably the strongest continental Wushu federation of the world.^[3] He again won the world title in 2007^[2] and 2009,^[4] also the gold medal at Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008.

Salikhov hails from the Republic of Dagestan and is a Kumyk.

References

1. ^ I.W.F. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS NOTES FROM MACAU Josh Bartholomew, 3 February 2003
2. ^ ^{a b} Кумыкский мир - Салихов Муслим Магомедович
3. ^ Who is the King of Sanda? Czech Wu-shu Scene
4. ^ УШУ САНЬДА. Чемпионат мира. Торонто (Канада) Dagestan Sport

Persondata
Name	Muslim Magomedovich Salikhov
Alternative names	Salihov Muslim
Short description	Russian Sanshou fighter
Date of birth	June 9, 1984
Place of birth	Makhachkala, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Date of death
Place of death