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| Born | (1959-05-06) 6 May 1959 (age 65) Blace, PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shaban Sejdiu (Macedonian: Шабан Сејдиу; born 6 May 1959) is an Albanian retired freestyle wrestler.
An ethnic Macedonian Albanian, Sejdiu, as part of the Skopje Wrestling Club, was trained by notable coaches Risto Takov, who had also trained notable wrestlers Shaban Tërstena, Bajram Qorrolli, Abdulla Mehmeti, Mustaf Syla, Shend Kamberi and Adnan Elezi.
Sejdiu competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
His daughter Altuna is a successful singer in North Macedonia and Albania.
References
- "Ndahet nga jeta Mentaz Allajbegu (1946 -2014)". yllpress.com. Yll Press. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shaban Sejdiu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
External links
- Šaban Sejdi at the International Wrestling Database
- Šaban Sejdi at Olympics.com
- Šaban Sejdi at Olympedia
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| Preceded byMatija Ljubek |  The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia 1977 |
Succeeded byDražen Dalipagić |
| Preceded byMatija Ljubek | Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year 1977 |
Succeeded byDražen Dalipagić |
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- 1959 births
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
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- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia
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