| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 63 kg |
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | 74 kg |
Varteres Varteresovich Samourgachev (Russian: Вартерес Вартересович Самургашев; born September 13, 1979 in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian wrestler of Armenian descent who won a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, and a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. He is a lawyer by profession. Also has niece named Tatiana Samurgasheva. Who plays tennis at IMG Academies in Bradenton,Fl.
Samourgachev won gold at the 2000 Olympics in the Greco-Roman Featherweight 63 kg weight class. Samourgachev also won a bronze medal for Greco-Roman 74 kg wrestling at the 2004 Olympics. He was in the final ranking, bronze final, semifinal bout 2, Elimination Pool E Ranking, and Elimination Pool E.
Samourgachev has also been world champion twice (2002 and 2005). In April 2006, in Moscow, he became European champion for the first time.