Shaban Sejdiu (; born 6 May 1959) is Macedonian 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.

Shaban Sejdiu

Sejdiu competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He received bronze medals in both the Moscow and Los Angeles Olympics.

Shaban Sejdiu

Sejdiu also competed in the 1977 and 1981 World Wrestling Championships, and received silver medals in both. Soviet wrestler and Olympic and Worlds gold medalist, Saypulla Absaidov, stopped him in both finals of the Moscow Olympics and the 1981 World Wrestling Championships.

Shaban Sejdiu

His daughter Altuna is a successful singer in North Macedonia and Albania.

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1959 births

Living people

Macedonian people of Albanian descent

Macedonian male sport wrestlers

Olympic wrestlers for Yugoslavia

Olympic wrestlers for North Macedonia

Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Yugoslav male sport wrestlers

Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia

Olympic medalists in wrestling

World Wrestling Championships medalists

Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia

Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games

Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling

Universiade medalists in wrestling

Universiade bronze medalists for Yugoslavia