Gennady Korban

Gennady Vladimirovich Korban (Russian: Геннадий Владимирович Корбан; born 9 February 1949) is a retired middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Russia. Between 1979 and 1981 he won two world titles, two European titles, two Soviet titles, and an Olympic gold medal.[1]

Gennady Korban

Personal information
Born	9 February 1949 (1949-02-09) (age 74) Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	CSKA Moscow
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 82 World Championships 1979 San Diego 82 kg 1981 Oslo 82 kg European Championships 1980 Prievidza 82 kg 1981 Gothenburg 82 kg

Korban took up wrestling in 1962 and won a gold medal at the 1973 Summer Universiade. He retired in the early 1980s to work as a wrestling coach, first in Russia and then in Germany, where he immigrated after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Since 2007, an annual wrestling tournament in his honor has been held in his birth town of Engels.[1]