Igor Rostorotsky

Igor Rostorotsky
Personal information
Born 4 February 1962 (1962-02-04) (age 54)
Anapa, Russia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight 128 kg (282 lb)
Sport
Sport Greco-Roman wrestling
Club Dynamo Karagandy
Medal record
Competitor for the  Soviet Union
World Championships
1985 Kolbotn -130 kg
1987 Clermont-Ferrand -130 kg
European Championships
1984 Jönköping -130 kg
1985 Leipzig -130 kg
1987 Tampere -130 kg

Igor Dmitrievich Rostorotsky (Russian: Игорь Дмитриевич Ростороцкий; born 4 February 1962)[2] is a retired Soviet wrestler who competed in the Greco-Roman superheavyweight division. He won both the world and European titles in 1985 and 1987.[3] He was the first, and one of only two wrestlers who defeated Aleksandr Karelin, 1–0 at the 1987 Soviet Championships.[4]

Rostorotsky was born in Russia, but later moved to Kazakhstan and graduated from the Karagandy State University with a degree in law.[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 Rostorotzki, Igor (URS). at.uni-leipzig.de
  2. 1 2 Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 2003. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  3. ↑ История школы высшего спортивного мастерства. karsport.kz
  4. ↑ Карелин Александр Александрович. Russian Wrestling Federation


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