Soslan Fraev (March 15, 1970) is a former competitor in

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who competed for both

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and

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. in 1994 Fraev won the European Championships by defeating future

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champion Vladimir Matyushenko in the finals. Fraev was a runner up at the Asian Championships in 2000, and won a bronze in 1997 and 1999. Other notable achievements include a bronze at the

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, the 1996

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and representing Uzbekistan at the

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in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Fraev's highest placing here was 7th in 1997.

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