Soviet And Russian Results In Men's Freestyle Wrestling
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Soviet And Russian Results In Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Men's freestyle wrestling competition began in the Olympics in 1904. FILA began holding World Championships in men's freestyle in 1951. During Olympic years, FILA suspends the World Championships. Tsarist Russia did not send freestyle wrestlers to the Olympics for the country authorities didn't recognize the sport back then (only Greco-Roman or French wrestling as it was known then was widely practised and contested in the Russian Empire.) The Soviet Union began competing in freestyle wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The Soviet Union boycotted the Olympics in 1984. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, most former Soviet republics competed as a single Unified Team in 1992, and competed separately thereafter. List of results by the Soviet Union and Russia in Men's Freestyle Wrestling at the Olympics and World Championships 1904 1908 1920 1924–1936 1948–1968 1969–1996 1997–2001 2002–2013 2014–2017 *Note- 61 kg and 70 kg were non-O ...
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Freestyle Wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling is conducted under different rules and is termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling. American collegiate women's wrestling is conducted under freestyle rules. Freestyle wrestling, like collegiate wrestling, has its greatest origins in catch-as-catch-can wrestling. In both styles the ultimate goal is to throw and pin the opponent to the mat, which results in an immediate win. Unlike Greco-Roman, freestyle and collegiate wrestling allow the use of the wrestler's or the opponent's legs in offense and defense. Freestyle wrestling brings together traditional wrestling, judo, and sambo techniques. According to wrestling's world governing body, United World Wrestling (UWW), freestyle wrestling is one of the six main forms of amateur competiti ...
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1951 World Wrestling Championships
The 1951 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Helsinki, Finland. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle ReferencesFILA Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1951 Fila Wrestling World Championships World Wrestling Championships Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ... International sports competitions in Helsinki 1951 in Finnish sport 1951 in sport wrestling April 1951 sports events in Europe 1950s in Helsinki ...
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Givi Kartoziya
Givi Aleksandrovich Kartozia ( ka, გივი კარტოზია; 29 March 1929 – 3 April 1998) was a Middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the .... He won an Olympic gold medal in 1956 and a world title in 1953, 1955 and 1958.Kartosija, Giwi (URS)
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Vakhtang Balavadze
Vakhtang Balavadze (; 20 November 1927 – 25 July 2018) was a Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ... welterweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1956. He won the world title in 1954 and 1957, and was a runner-up in 1959. Domestically Balavadze won the Soviet title in 1952–55 and 1957, placing second in 1956 and 1959. He retired from competition following the 1960 Olympics to become a wrestling coach and referee. Balavadze died on July 25, 2018 at the age of 90. References External links * 1927 births 2018 deaths People from Imereti Olympic wrestlers of the Soviet Union Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Male sport wrestlers from Georgia (country ...
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Sergey Gabaradze
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Nikolai Musashvili
Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to: People Royalty * Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 * Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Nikolay II, last Emperor of Russia, from 1894 until 1917 * Prince Nikolai of Denmark (born 1999) Other people Nikolai * Nikolai Aleksandrovich (other) or Nikolay Aleksandrovich, several people * Nikolai Antropov (born 1980), Kazakh former ice hockey winger * Nikolai Berdyaev (1874-1948), Russian religious and political philosopher * Nikolai Bogomolov (born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman * Nikolai Bukharin (1888–1938), Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician * Nikolai Bulganin (1895-1975), Soviet politician and minister of defence * Nikolai Chernykh (1931-2004), Russian astronomer * Nikolai Dudorov (1906–1977), Soviet politician * Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (born 1952), Soviet serial killer * Nikolai Goc ...
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Mirian Tsalkalamanidze
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze (Georgian: მირიან ცალქალამანიძე, 20 April 1927 – 3 August 2000) was a Georgian flyweight freestyle wrestler. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1956 Olympics and won a gold medal in the 52 kg division. At the world championships he placed third in 1954 and second in 1957. Tsalkalamanidze initially trained in chidaoba Sport in Georgia has a long history. The most popular sports in Georgia are football, basketball, rugby union, wrestling, judo and weightlifting. In 19th-century Georgia polo and the traditional Georgian game lelo were popular, later replaced b ..., the Georgian traditional wrestling, and changed to freestyle wrestling only in 1951, aged 24. He won the Soviet freestyle championships in 1954 in 1956, placing third in 1955. References 1927 births 2000 deaths People from Kakheti Olympic wrestlers of the Soviet Union Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Male sport wrestlers from Georgia ...
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1954 World Wrestling Championships
The 1954 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tokyo, Japan. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle ReferencesFILA Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1954 Fila Wrestling World Championships World Wrestling Championships International wrestling competitions hosted by Japan FILA Fila Holdings Corp. is a sportswear brand of shoes and apparel. The company was founded by Ettore and Giansevero Fila in 1911 in Coggiola, near Biella, Piedmont, Italy. In 2003, it was sold to United States-based Sports Brand International. Sub ... World Championships World Wrestling Championships World Wrestling Championships ...
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Arsen Mekokishvili
Arsen Mekokishvili ( ka, არსენ მეკოკიშვილი, 12 April 1912 – 9 March 1972) was a Georgian heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1952 and a world title in 1954. Mekokishvili took up wrestling following his father, a local champion in chidaoba, and in 1934 won the Georgian chidaoba championship. Later around 1939 he changed to sambo and freestyle wrestling, and won the Soviet titles in sambo in 1940 and 1947–52 and in freestyle wrestling in 1945–46, 1948–53 and 1956. Between 1945 and 1954, he lost only one bout, to Johannes Kotkas Johannes Kotkas (3 February 1915 – 8 May 1998) was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Estonia who won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He held the European title in 1938, 1939 and 1947 and placed second at the 1953 world champion .... After retiring from competitions Mekokishvili worked as a wrestling coach in Georgia. He died in Moscow as a result of a car accident. Re ...
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August Englas
August Englas (15 January 1925 – 21 March 2017) was an Estonian wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union. Englas was born in Otepää. In the 1952 Summer Olympics, after defeating Adil Atan, Shirang Vithoba Jadav and Max Leichter, and losing against Henry Wittenberg and Viking Palm, he took fourth place. He won the gold medal at the 1953 and 1954 World Championships. Awards * Order of the Red Banner of Labour * Order of the White Star Fourth Class (1999) * Order of the Estonian Olympic Committee The Estonian Olympic Committee ( et, Eesti Olümpiakomitee) (EOK) is responsible for the Estonia's participation in the Olympic Games. History The Estonian Sports Federation ( et, Eesti Spordi Liit) decided to form the Estonian Olympic Committe ... (2008) References External links * 1925 births 2017 deaths People from Otepää Estonian male sport wrestlers Soviet male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of the Soviet Union Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Oly ...
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David Tsimakuridze
David Tsimakuridze (29 March 1925 – 9 May 2006) was a Georgian middleweight freestyle wrestler. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1952, becoming the first Olympic champion from Georgia. Domestically he won the Soviet title in freestyle (1945–1947, 1949–1952) and Greco-Roman wrestling (1947 and 1948). After retiring from competitions he worked as a coach, and prepared the national team for the 1956 Olympics. References 1925 births 2006 deaths Burials at Mtatsminda Pantheon People from Poti Sportspeople from Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Soviet male sport wrestlers Male sport wrestlers from Georgia (country) Olympic wrestlers for the Soviet Union Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Communist Party of the Soviet Union members {{Georgia-wrestling-bio-stub ...
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