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Roman Dmitriyev
Dmitriyev (center) at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born7 March 1949
Zhigansky District, Sakha Republic, Russia[1]
Died11 February 2010 (aged 60)
Moscow, Russia[1]
Height154 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubCSKA Moscow
Coached byDimitri Gorkin
Sergey Preobrashensky[2]
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich -48 kg
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal -48 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1969 Mar del Plata -48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edmonton -48 kg
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tehran -48 kg
Silver medal – second place 1974 Istanbul -52 kg
European championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Sofia -48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Łódź -48 kg

Roman Mikhaylovich Dmitriyev (Russian: Роман Михайлович Дмитриев; 7 March 1949 – 11 February 2010) was a Russian freestyle wrestler, coach and politician of Yakut heritage. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively. Between 1969 and 1974 he won four medals at world championships, including a gold in 1973; he was also a European champion in 1969. Domestically Dmitriyev won the Soviet championships in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979 and 1981.

In 1981 Dmitriyev retired from competitions to become a coach of Soviet senior and then junior wrestling teams. He also took various positions at the Russian Wrestling Federation. In 2008 he was elected to the Duma of Sakha Republic. He died in Moscow in 2010.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Roman Dmitriyev. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Dmitriev, Roman (URS). iat.uni-leipzig.de