Ivan Yarygin
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Soviet Union
| ||
| Men's Freestyle wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1972 Munich | 100 kg |
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 100 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1973 Tehran | 100 kg |
| European Championships | ||
| Silver | 1970 Berlin | 100 kg |
| Gold | 1972 Katowice | 100 kg |
| Silver | 1974 Madrid | 100 kg |
| Gold | 1975 Ludwigshafen | 100 kg |
| Gold | 1976 Leningrad | 100 kg |
Ivan Yarygin (November 7, 1948, Ust-Kamzas, Kemerovo Oblast - October 11, 1997) was a former Soviet - Russian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. He became a coach following his competitive career and later he was the President of the Russian Wrestling Federation. He was killed in a car crash in 1997. In March 2002, a monument was dedicated to Yarygin in Krasnoyarsk. Further, a commemorative international tournament, the Ivan Yarygin International, takes place every year in Krasnoyarsk in mid-winter. Many time winner World Cup in the United States
Olympics
Yarygin competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the 100 kg (220 lb) weight class.[1] He also won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[2]
References
- ↑ "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 13 September 2008)
- ↑ "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 13 September 2008)