Viktor Mikhailovich Kuznetsov (russian: Виктор Михайлович Кузнецов, born 14 December 1941) is a Greco-Roman wrestling coach from Russia. His trainees include

Aleksandr Karelin Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin ( rus, Александр Александрович Карелин, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ kəˈrʲelʲɪn; born 19 September 1967) is a Russian politician and retired athlete. Karelin comp ...

Roman Vlasov Roman Andreyevich Vlasov (russian: Роман Андреевич Власов; born 6 October 1990) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time Olympic Champion (2012, 2016), a three-time World Champion (2011, 2015, 2021), and a four-tim ...

and

Vladimir Zubkov Vladimir Zubkov (born January 14, 1958) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League for HC Spartak Moscow and HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame Russian ...

. Kuznetsov took up wrestling in 1957, and retired in 1962 to become a coach in his club Dynamo Novosibirsk. He later worked at different sports organizations in Novosibirsk, and since 1994 heads the wrestling school associated with the Karelin's Fund. Kuznetsov graduated from the institutes of physical education in Novosibirsk and

Omsk Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk ...

; he is married and has a son Vadim. For his achievements he was awarded the

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

and

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military unit ...

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