Sergei Alekseyevich Beloglazov (russian: Серге́й Алексеевич Белоглазов, born 16 September 1956
in
Kaliningrad
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) is a Soviet and Russian former Olympic
wrestler
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and World Champion. He trained at the
Armed Forces sports society in Kaliningrad in 1976–77 and at
Dynamo
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in
Kyiv
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since 1979.
[ Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Сергей Белоглазов", availabl]
online
/ref> He was a two-time Olympic
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Champion in 1980 and 1988, a six-time World Champion and a World Silver medalist. He has a twin brother Anatoly Beloglazov
Anatoly Alekseyevich Beloglazov (russian: Анатолий Алексеевич Белоглазов; born 16 September 1956) is a retired Russian freestyle wrestler. He won gold medals at the 1980 Olympics and 1977, 1978 and 1982 World Champion ...
, who was an Olympic Champion in 1980 and a three-time World Champion. He wrestled for coach Granit Taropin for the former Soviet Union
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. He is regarded by many to be one of the greatest freestyle wrestler of all time.
See also
* Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by twenty events (all — men's individual). They were split into two disciplines (ten events each): Freestyle and Greco-Roman. All events were held in the ''Wrestling hall'' of the ''Spo ...
References
Currently (as of April 2009) Sergei is the National Head Coach of the Wrestling Federation of Singapore.
External Links
Beloglazov's entry in the Encyclopædia Britannica
1956 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kaliningrad
Soviet male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers of the Soviet Union
Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Russian male sport wrestlers
Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Armed Forces sports society athletes
Dynamo sports society athletes
Olympic medalists in wrestling
World Wrestling Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
World Wrestling Champions
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