Ismail Khaniev (; born 2006) is a Russian freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 74 kg event at the 2025 U20 World Wrestling Championships.
Khaniev represents the UOR Khasavyurt wrestling school and trains under coach Zelimkhan Guseinov.
In March 2025 he won the gold medal at the 2025 European U23 Wrestling Championships in Tirana in the men's freestyle 74 kg category. He also earned a bronze medal at the 2025 European U20 Wrestling Championships. In August 2025 he won the gold medal at the 2025 U20 World Wrestling Championships in Bulgaria. In the final he defeated Kyrgyz wrestler Adilet Akylbekov by technical superiority (11âÂÂ0).
He won the gold medal by defeating Azerbaijan's Sabuhi Amiraslanov in the final match at the 2026 European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Zrenjanin, Serbia.
Khaniev was born in Troitskaya, Sunzhensky District, Ingushetia, Russia. His father is Mikail and his mother is Maret. His older brothers Magomed Khaniev and Mukhamed-Takhir Khaniev are also wrestlers.