Aleksandr Karelin
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin (Roushie: Александр Александрович Карелин; born September 19, 1967 in Novosibirsk, Roushie SFSR) is a Hero o the Roushie Federation an wis a dominant Greco-Roman warstler for the Soviet Union an Roushie. Universally considered the greatest Greco-Roman warstler o aw time,[1][2] he wan gowd medals at the 1988, 1992 an 1996, as well as a siller in the 2000 Olympic Gemmes. Karelin's warstlin record is 887 wins an anly twa losses in his entire sport career.[3]
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Men's Greco-Roman warstlin
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| Olympic Gemmes | ||
Representin  Soviet Union
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1988 Seoul | Super hivywecht |
Representin  Unified Team
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1992 Barcelona | Super hivywecht |
Representin  Roushie
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1996 Atlanta | Super hivywecht |
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2000 Sydney | 97 – 130 kg |
| Warld Championships | ||
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Martigny 1989 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Ostia 1990 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Varna 1991 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Stockholm 1993 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Tampere 1994 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Prague 1995 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Wroclaw 1997 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Gävle 1998 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Athens 1999 | Up tae 130 kg |
| European Championships | ||
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Kolbotyn 1988 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Oulu 1989 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Poznań 1990 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Aschaffenburg 1991 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Copenhagen 1992 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Istanbul 1993 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Athens 1994 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Besançon 1995 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Budapest 1996 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Minsk 1998 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Sofia 1999 | Up tae 130 kg |
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Moscow 2000 | Up tae 130 kg |
References
eedit- ↑ Encyclopedia – Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Original.britannica.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "Karelin loses first-ever international match". Summer Olympics 2000. Static.espn.go.com. 27 September 2000. Archived frae the original on 22 Februar 2008. Retrieved 9 Februar 2011.
- ↑ "The World's Five Greatest Athletes No One Knows"/"Alexander Karelin"