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Igor Rostorotsky

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Igor Rostorotsky
Personal information
Born4 February 1962 (1962-02-04) (age 62)
Anapa, Russia
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight128 kg (282 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubDynamo Karagandy
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kolbotn -130 kg
Gold medal – first place 1987 Clermont-Ferrand -130 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1986 Oak Lawn -130 kg
Gold medal – first place 1988 Athens -130 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Jönköping -130 kg
Gold medal – first place 1985 Leipzig -130 kg
Gold medal – first place 1987 Tampere -130 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Vancouver -130 kg
Youth European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Leipzig -100 kg

Igor Dmitrievich Rostorotsky (Template:Lang-ru; born 4 February 1962)[2] is a retired Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the 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 to defeat Aleksandr Karelin, by technicality via scoring a single point on him at the 1987 Soviet Union Nationals.[4]

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

References

  1. ^ a b Rostorotzki, Igor (URS). at.uni-leipzig.de
  2. ^ a b 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