Boris Dugdanovich Budayev (born 19 July 1957) is Soviet and Uzbekistani wrestler of Buryad-Mongolian ancestry from Ikires tribe. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Highlight achievements Career accomplishments include:
1979 World Junior Champion. 1982 European Champion. 1985 USSR Champion. 1989 World Champion. 1990 Grand Masters of Olympic Wrestling Champion. 1996 Asian Champion Member of the 1996 Uzbekistani Olympic Team.
Boris Budaev achieved first major international success at the 1979 World Junior Championships, where he won the gold medal. In the final matches, he lost to Roger Frizzel of USA by points, but the Mongolian Buyandelgeriin Bold won the American wrestler by fall, after which Boris received the winner title thanks to the overall standings. Due to this victory, he was included in the USSR national team."Олимпийские надежды Бурятии зародились в Монголии", Asiarussia, May 02, 2017. Accessed April 08, 2026 (in Russian). "Борис Будаев на турнире проиграл по очкам борцу из США...чтобы Будаев стал чемпионом, нужно было, чтобы Болд чисто (на туше или с явным преимуществом) выиграл у американца... <<Перед последней схваткой мне было все равно, поскольку я в любом случае занимал второе место на этом чемпионате, - рассказывает Б. Болд. - Но я чисто выиграл у соперника Бори и помог ему! И Боря стал первым среди бурят чемпионом мира по вольной борьбе среди молодежи.>>"
According to information provided by a public group "Ekhirit/Ikires" on the social network "Vkontakte", Boris Budaev is a member of Tokhoy Bayandai clan from a historical Mongolic Ikires tribe."Outstanding Ekhirites", Ekhirit/Ikires, Маy 23, 2021. Accessed November 08, 2025, via Internet Archive. "Boris Dugdanovich Budaev is a Soviet athlete and Russian public figure. He is an USSR's Honored Master of Sports (1989) and a Buryatia's Honored Worker of Physical Culture.
Born in 1957 in Soyol (Bayangol) village in the Barguzinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, he grew up in a large family. He is of the Tokhoy Bayandai clan."
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