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Aleksandr Karelin

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Aleksandr Karelin
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman warstlin
Olympic Gemmes
Representin  Soviet Union
Gowd medal – first place1988 SeoulSuper hivywecht
Representin  Unified Team
Gowd medal – first place1992 BarcelonaSuper hivywecht
Representin  Roushie
Gowd medal – first place1996 AtlantaSuper hivywecht
Siller medal – seicont place2000 Sydney97 – 130 kg
Warld Championships
Gowd medal – first placeMartigny 1989Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeOstia 1990Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeVarna 1991Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeStockholm 1993Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeTampere 1994Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placePrague 1995Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeWroclaw 1997Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeGävle 1998Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeAthens 1999Up tae 130 kg
European Championships
Gowd medal – first placeKolbotyn 1988Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeOulu 1989Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placePoznań 1990Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeAschaffenburg 1991Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeCopenhagen 1992Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeIstanbul 1993Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeAthens 1994Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeBesançon 1995Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeBudapest 1996Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeMinsk 1998Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeSofia 1999Up tae 130 kg
Gowd medal – first placeMoscow 2000Up tae 130 kg

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. Thocht tae be ane o the Greco-Roman wrasslers o aw time,[1][2] he wan gowd medals at the 1988, 1992 an 1996 Olympic Gemms, as weel as a siller in the 2000 Olympic Gemmes. Karelin's wrasslin record is 887 wins an anly twa losses in his entire sport career.[3]

References

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  1. Encyclopedia – Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Original.britannica.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-09.
  2. "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.
  3. "The World's Five Greatest Athletes No One Knows"/"Alexander Karelin"