Sergei Beloglazov
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| Men's freestyle wrestling | |||
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| Gold | 1980 Moscow | Bantamweight | |
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | Bantamweight | |
Sergei Alekseevich Beloglazov (Russian: Сергей Алексеевич Белоглазов)(born September 16, 1956 in Kaliningrad) is one of the greatest modern wrestlers. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kaliningrad in 1976-77 and at Dynamo in Kiev since 1979.[1] He was a two time Olympic Champion in 1980 and 1988 a six time World Champion and 2 time Silver medalist in World Championship. He had a twin brother Anatoli Belaglazov Photograph of brothers [1] who was an Olympic Champion in 1980 and a three time World Champion. He wrestled for coach Granit Taropin for the former Soviet Union. Photograph of Sergie [2] 2X Olympic Gold Medalist [3]. Currently, Sergei is serving as the head coach for the womans Russian National Team.
[edit] References
- ^ (Russian) Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Сергей Белоглазов", available online
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Beloglazov's entry in the Encyclopedia Britannica
- World Class Videos On Sergie Beloglazov
- Fila International Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Goodwill Games
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