Valery Rezantsev (russian: Валерий Резанцев, born 8 October 1946) is a Russian

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wrestler. He was an Olympic gold medalist in 1972 and in 1976, competing for the Soviet Union. He won gold medals at the

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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

, and 1975 World Wrestling Championships.

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* 1946 births Living people Soviet male sport wrestlers Russian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of the Soviet Union Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists European Wrestling Championships medalists {{USSR-wrestling-bio-stub