Valery Rezantsev

Valery Rezantsev (Russian: Валерий Резанцев, born 8 October 1946) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He was an Olympic gold medalist in 1972 and in 1976, competing for the Soviet Union. He won gold medals at the 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1975 World Wrestling Championships.[1]

Valery Rezantsev
Personal information
Born (1948-10-08) 8 October 1948
Novomoskovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubDynamo Almaty
Coached byVadim Psarev
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1972 Munich90 kg
Gold medal – first place1976 Montreal90 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1970 Edmonton90 kg
Gold medal – first place1971 Sofia90 kg
Gold medal – first place1973 Tehran90 kg
Gold medal – first place1974 Katowice90 kg
Gold medal – first place1975 Minsk90 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1970 Berlin90 kg
Gold medal – first place1973 Helsinki90 kg
Gold medal – first place1974 Madrid90 kg

References

  1. "Valery Rezantsev". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2012.


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