Roman Mikhaylovich Dmitriyev (russian: Роман Михайлович Дмитриев; 7 March 1949 – 11 February 2010) was a Russian freestyle wrestler, coach and politician of Yakut heritage. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively. Between 1969 and 1974 he won four medals at world championships, including a gold in 1973; he was also a European champion in 1969. Domestically Dmitriyev won the Soviet championships in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979 and 1981. In 1981 Dmitriyev retired from competitions to become a coach of Soviet senior and then junior wrestling teams. He also took various positions at the Russian Wrestling Federation. In 2008 he was elected to the

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of Sakha Republic. He died in Moscow in 2010.

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* 1949 births 2010 deaths Soviet male sport wrestlers Russian wrestling coaches Russian politicians Olympic wrestlers for the Soviet Union Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Russian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Championships medalists World Wrestling Championships medalists Yakut people Sportspeople from Sakha People from Yakutsk {{USSR-wrestling-bio-stub