Besik Kudukhov

Besik Kudukhov is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. Kudukhov was selected for the Russian National team in 2005. He was an Olympic finalist in 2012 and was considered one of the most dominant wrestlers in modern wrestling history. He was a world champion four times across two weight classes winning every world championship he competed in from 2007 to 2011. He was a finalist in the 2006 World Championships in Guangzhou, China at the age of 20. He was also a European Champion in 2007. Kudukhov died on 29 December 2013 in a car crash on a federal highway in southern Russia between Armavir and Vladikavkaz after he lost control of his car and collided with an oncoming truck.