Rashid Khutaba


Rashid "Rash" Khabugovich Khutaba is a retired freestyle wrestler from Abkhazia. Competing in the 100 kg division he won the Soviet national title in 1981 and the European title in 1982. After retiring from competitions he coached his sons Bagrat and Badzhgur, who also became international heavyweight freestyle wrestlers, and headed the Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling federations of Abkhazia. An international wrestling tournament is held annually in Gudauta in his honor.