Roman Rurua
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for the  Soviet Union
| ||
| Men's wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Featherweight |
| Silver | 1964 Tokyo | Featherweight |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1966 Toledo | Featherweight |
| Gold | 1967 Bucharest | Featherweight |
| Gold | 1969 Mar del Plata | Lightweight |
| Gold | 1970 Edmonton | Lightweight |
Roman Rurua (born 25 November 1942) is a former Soviet greco-roman wrestler and Olympic Champion.
He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the featherweight class.[1] At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he won a silver medal. He is four time world champion in 1966, 1967,1969, 1970 years.
References
- ↑ "Profile: Roman Rurua". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11 March 2009.